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Electrical Fire
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Frigid Temps To Douse Ridgefield Blaze
Ridgefield firefighters conquered frigid temperatures to quickly snuff a weekend blaze. The two-alarm electrical fire ignited in an attic vent at the single-family Shaler Boulevard home at Lancaster Road shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, responders said. "They made a great stop," a mutual aid provider said. "It could have been a lot worse, but because of their quick response they were able to knock it down quick." Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Cliffside Park, Fairview, Leonia and Palisades Park, as well as borough police and EMS. No injuries were reported. Jo…
Police & Fire
Fire At Coach House Diner Doused
An electrical fire was doused at the Coach House diner on Route 4 in Hackensack as responders handled a rapid-fire cluster of calls. A smoking outlet at the popular diner off Hackensack Avenue brought city firefighters around 11 a.m. Thursday, July 13, responders at the scene said. The scene was cleared about 90 minutes later. Firefighters from Teaneck and Bogota assisted in some spots as several calls all seemed to come in at once. These included a pedestrian struck on Wilson Avenue, a vehicle fuel leak, an animal rescue and calls to at least two other eateries, including one caused by…
News
Fire In Oradell Medical Building Doused
Firefighters quickly doused a Friday morning fire in an Oradell medical building. The apparently electrical fire broke out in an oxygen room in the three-story office building on Kinderkamack Road shortly before 8:30 a.m. Firefighters contained it to that room, kept the flames from spreading and had the blaze extinguished in minutes. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Burn Victim Transferred In Overlook Medical Center Fire
A seventh-story electrical fire at Overlook Medical Center sent one person to a different hospital for treatment Tuesday, June 14. The blaze was put out before crews arrived around 8 p.m., sending a burn victim to Cooperman Barnabus Medical Center, Summit police tell Daily Voice. No further information was immediately available. Summit Police Department and Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad responded to the scene. The Summit Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Millburn, Springfield, and Union fire departments.
News
East Rutherford House Fire Doused
Firefighters responding to an early Sunday night blaze limited the damage at an East Rutherford home. The first on the scene found heavy smoke in the attic from an electrical fire that ignited in the second-floor ceiling of the Vreeland Avenue home, responders said. Firefighters quickly got water on the flames, keeping the blaze from spreading, they said. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Wallington. NOTE: We're trying to collect a complete list of mutual responders involved. Please text: (201) 943-2794 / Or email: jdemarco@dailyvoice.com. THANK …
Police & Fire
Crews Douse 2-Alarm Blaze In Sussex County (
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Fire crews made quick work of a blaze that broke out in the basement of a Sussex County home Thursday evening. The fire was reported at 160 Mountain Rd. in Hardyston around 4:40 p.m., the local volunteer fire department said. Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy smoke and determined that an electrical fire was coming from the basement. Fire departments in Franklin, Hamburg, McAfee, Vernon, and Sussex worked together to fully extinguish the blaze with no injuries reported. “A great team effort between our department and our mutual aid departments made this a huge success,” said the Har…
Police & Fire
30 Driven From Homes As Electrical Fire Races Through Hackensack Apartment Building
An electrical fire raced through several apartments, driving 30 people from their homes in a Hackensack apartment building Sunday night. City firefighters said they found fire in the walls and floors of apartments on all three floors of the Main Street building. It took time to complete the job because of "an electrical issue throughout the building, which is what led to the fire being in several apartments," the department said. PSE&G responded to cut power. No injuries were reported. Joining Hackensack's bravest at the scene were their firefighting colleagues from Englewood, Tean…
Police & Fire
Hero
: Police Officer Saves Bogota Home Under Construction From Serious Fire Damage
A quick-acting Bogota police officer saved a home undergoing construction work from severe damage after smelling smoke late Thursday, authorities said. Officer Lewis Dueñas summoned firefighters after spotting a fire on the second floor of the Queen Anne Road home shortly before 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. He and fellow officers forced their way in and determined that no one was inside, Cole said. Members of Bogota Engine Co. 3 arrived quickly and snuffed the flames in under 15 minutes, the sergeant said. No injuries were reported in the electrical fire, which broke out in the wa…
Police & Fire
Quick-Acting Staffers Get Developmentally Disabled Children To Safety In Pre-Dawn Wyckoff Fire
Wyckoff firefighters quickly doused a damaging, pre-dawn blaze Wednesday at a retreat for children with developmental disabilities. A staff member with minor smoke inhalation was the only reported injury in the 4:46 a.m. two-alarm fire in the Oak Lodge at the Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, Wyckoff Police Chief David Murphy said. Staffers quickly moved the occupants to another facility at the Mountain Avenue campus, he said. Fire companies from surrounding towns joined Wyckoff firefighters, police and EMS either at the scene or in borough coverage, Murphy said. The cause appeared el…
News
Video
: Tornado Touches Down In Springfield
A tornado that touched down on Rt. 22 in Springfield was captured on video Wednesday afternoon as a wave of storms passed through the area. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-0 tornado touched downat 2:47 p.m. and lasted nearly four minutes at speeds up to 70 mph. The funnel, seen mostly in the first few seconds of a video posted to Facebook, is seen sending debris flying as it makes contact with the ground. One witness reported seeing the mayhem caused as the cloud spiraled though a business in the 300 block of Rt. 22. "At Christmas Tree Store and the shopping cart holder …
Police & Fire
Video
: Fire Ravages Vacant Ridgefield House
Responders suspect an electrical problem sparked a fire that blew through the roof of a vacant Ridgefield home before dawn Saturday. Firefighters battled cluttered conditions as well as flames that temporarily forced them to evacuate the Elm Avenue home after the broke out around 4:15 a.m. It took them about two hours to fully extinguish the blaze. Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and Palisades Park firefighters assisted their borough colleagues. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Saddle Brook Basement Blaze
Firefighters extinguished a Saddle Brook basement fire before it could spread early Saturday afternoon. An electrical panel apparently sparked and caught fire at the two-story, wood-frame Belli Terrace home around 1 p.m. Firefighters quickly doused flames that had spread to the walls and ceiling. Elmwood Park and Rochelle Park firefighters assisted their colleagues, along with the Saddle Brook Ambulance Corps, which provided EMS service and rehab. No injuries were reported. A PSE&G crew also responded. Damien Danis took the photos and contributed to this account. The fire at t…
Police & Fire
Clothing Store Fire That Cleared Wing Of Willowbrook Mall Apparently Electrical, Responders Say
Authorities were investigating a clothing store fire that cleared a wing of the Willowbrook Mall on Saturday -- although responders said it appeared to be electrical. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out in a storage area just after 10:45 a.m. in the Hollister California store on the second floor, authorities said. “Significant smoke had spread to the nearby Bloomingdale’s store, and that wing of the mall was evacuated,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release issued early Sunday afternoon. “An investig…
Police & Fire
Blue Skies At Night (
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): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens
The glow from a transformer explosion Thursday night in Queens could be seen from New Jersey. "Arcing" at the Con Ed substation at a 31st Street in Astoria cast a blue glow over a massive cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles (see video by Peter Zanin, above). It also closed down La Guardia Airport, delayed the MTA's No. 7 train and sent power surges through parts of the borough. "There was a brief electrical fire at our substation in Astoria, which involved some electrical transformers and caused a transmission dip in the area," Consolidated Edison tweeted at 10:37 p.m. "We're …
Police & Fire
Fire Damages Allendale Restaurant
A Monday morning electrical fire brought emergency responders to Allendale's downtown business district for the second time in two weeks. No injuries were immediately reported. The two-alarm fire broke out in the ceiling between the Mezza Luna Bistro on West Allendale Avenue and a residence above around 8:30 a.m., responders said. Firefighters who were met with heavy smoke knocked down the blaze, then doused additional flames found during the overhaul. The fire damaged the restaurant and temporarily closed adjoining businesses. Firefighters from Franklin Lakes, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River…
Police & Fire
Photos
: Electrical Explosion Draws Large Response To Hasbrouck Heights Hilton
Firefighters quickly doused an electrical fire that followed a small explosion Friday morning at the Hilton Hotel in Hasbrouck Heights. No injuries were at the evacuated hotel just off northbound Route 17. The explosion occurred in a basement electrical panel at the rear loading area just after 7 a.m., instantly drawing firefighters from Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Moonachie South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge, responders said. Firefighters doused the blaze, evacuated the hotel, searched for possible victims, then ventilated the building. Guests were allowed to return about tw…
Police & Fire
Substation Fire Cuts Power To Thousands In Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn
Nearly 6,000 customers in Fair Lawn and Elmwood Park were without power on Sunday after a fire at a sub-station. The electrical fire broke out in the electrical substation on Banta Place near Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn around 11:15 a.m., knocking out power to various areas of both towns -- including the lights on Broadway in Fair Lawn. Firefighters had to rescue a Fair Lawn man who got stuck in his Ggrunauer Place garage after the power went out and he was unable to pull open the door. Several hundred customers had power back within two hours. Only 400 were left as of 1:45 p.m. ****** I…
Police & Fire
Update
: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm
UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. Firefighters from Allendale, F…
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Firefighters Douse Overnight House Blaze
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- After aiding with fires in two neighboring towns, Ridgefield Park firefighters got one of their own just after midnight Tuesday. An electrical fire sent flames through the attic and part of a home at 137 East Grand Avenue. No injuries were immediately reported. A Bogota FAST team and firefighters from Hackensack were among the companies that joined their village colleagues -- who also thanked those from Little Ferry, New Milford, and Teaneck. Ridgefield Park firefighters were among the mutual aid responders to a Queen Anne Road house fire in Bogota on Sunday -- th…
Police & Fire
Clifton Firefighters Limit Overnight Blaze Damage At Catholic School
CLIFTON, N.J. -- Firefighters limited damage from an overnight blaze Thursday at a Clifton parochial school that officials said would likely remain closed until Monday. The apparent electrical fire, which damaged a patch of hallway ceiling at Philip the Apostle Preparatory School on Valley Road, broke out around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, responders said.
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