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Services Set For NJ Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty Services Set For NJ Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty
Services Set For NJ Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty Marques Hudson, the Plainfield firefighter killed on Friday, Jan. 26 battling a house fire, will be laid to rest on Saturday, Feb. 3.  Services were announced by Buckland Funeral Home in Somerset for Hudson, the 32-year-old Piscataway resident and father of three. Viewings will be held on Friday, Feb 2 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Plainfield High School and Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the high school, according to his obituary.  A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at the high school, his obituary reads. Hudson was pronounced dead after he…

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by Sam Barron
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Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze Thursday at the recently redeveloped Brook Haven Mall in Passaic. Although an investigation was continuing, a welder's torch appear responsible for igniting the fire in an unfinished area of the Terhune Avenue building's enormous basement shortly after 9 a.m. March 9, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, which extended to a loading dock, but had to keep searching for the source while contending with 60,000 feet of basement smoke, the chief said. It was a labor-intensive job, he said, adding that c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border UPDATE: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border
Update: Fire Ravages Home At NJ/NY Border An early morning fire severely damaged an Upper Saddle River home near the New York State border on Friday. The fire broke out in the garage of the home on Rambling Brook Road in the northwest section of town -- barely 300 yards from the Rockland County line -- shortly before 6:30 a.m. Nov. 18, Police Detective Capt. Edward Kane said. It spread quickly, engulfing the rear of the home, responders said. All of the residents got out OK and no injuries were reported, Kane said. The three-alarm blaze, which went to four for coverage, was doused within 90 minutes, the captain said. Mutual aid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Update: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (PHOTOS) Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (PHOTOS)
Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (Photos) Officials in Sussex County are investigating the cause of a massive fire that ripped through several vehicles in a local parking lot over the weekend. The Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to the blaze in the employee parking lot at 3 Wild Turkey Way just after 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews found several vehicles fully engulfed in flames and immediately began extinguishing efforts. Hamburg and McAfee fire departments provided mutual aid, and the blaze was quickly placed under control. Scroll down to view additional photos from the Har…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor The cause of a fire that destroyed several businesses and left two people dead in Hoboken has been identified, authorities announced. The Dec. 20 Jackson Street fire began in the back of the building at Glass & Vapor House LLC and the Cause has been ruled an accident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Investigators believe the presence of flammable material within that business likely contributed to the fire. An on-duty Hoboken police officer heard a loud explosion in the area around 12:20 a.m. that day, Suarez said. First responders arriving at the scene found an activ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation
Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation A fire that ripped through an apartment building in Morris County before dawn Friday remained under investigation, authorities said. Crews responding to the reported third-alarm commercial fire at the Powder Mill Heights complex on Gates Court in Parsippany were met with smoky conditions in the lobby and flames in a lower level duplex unit shortly before 1 a.m., the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department confirmed. After upgrading to a working structure fire, department members made an “aggressive attack” and contained the flames with tools and water cans, authorities said. Fire and emerge…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours
Photos: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours Firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were joined by numerous local fire departments battling a massive blaze that has already consumed 1,000 acres of land in South Jersey.  The raging wildfire started at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Yesterday at approximately 1659, Station 46 was deployed to Little Egg Harbor for a forest fire as part of the Zone 2... Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Monday, May 17, 2021 The Ocean County Sheriff's Office estimated that the fire had already scorched more than 1,000 acres of fore…

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by Jon Craig
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1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire 1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire
1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire One person was airlifted in serious condition in a Wildwood boat fire Saturday. Arriving firefighters were flagged down to help a burn victim who was brought to a nearby business as flames ravaged the 40-foot pleasure vessel docked in the 400 block of Dock Street around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said. Wildwood Crest EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics treated and transported the victim to the Cape May County Armory in Cape May Court House, where the patient was transferred to a Medevac helicopter and airlifted to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia. The patient was listed…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless
Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless A 4-alarm fire tore through a row of Jersey City homes early April 5. Nearly two dozen Terrace Avenue residents were displaced as a result. At least two people were rescued from the homes, before flames spread to a car parked in front of one of them, NBC reports. Footage captured by neighbor Sky Aviles shows the moment a car tire exploded in the massive blaze that brought more than 100 firefighters to the scene. The cause remains under investigation. Jersey City fireSky Aviles Jersey City Heights fireSky Aviles Terrace AvenueSky Aviles

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze
Passaic Firefighters Douse Suspicious Storage Room Blaze Arson investigators were summoned after a trash fire in the basement of a mixed-use building in Passaic was quickly doused Sunday. Sprinklers helped contain the two-alarm blaze to the storage room on the Exchange Place side of the six-story building on Main Avenue after it broke out shortly before 2 p.m., responders said. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze
Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze An 84-year-old woman died and a firefighter was injured in a Jersey City house fire Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames and smoke when responding to 270 Clerk St., around 10:45 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two-alarm blaze was confined to the second floor of the home, where the woman was found unresponsive in her bedroom, Suarez said. The victim was pronounced dead at 11:44 a.m., the prosecutor said. One Jersey City Fire Captain was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The fire wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects
Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects Newark firefighters responding to a kitchen fire found something much worse: Bugs and filth. The Newark Fire Division called code enforcement to the first floor of the house on the 800 block of 19th Street, for the presence of children and insects around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said. Ten residents were evacuated in the fire.  A fire inspection and investigation remain ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home
Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home Fair Lawn’s second fire in as many days ravaged a borough home early Wednesday. Heavy flames in the rear spread to the second-floor bedroom and attic of the 2½-story home at the corner of 15th Street and Ellis Avenue around 7 a.m., responders said. Firefighters made their way to the top floor, opened it up and doused the blaze, which was declared under control in under an hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Paterson, Saddle Brook and Hawthorne. An immediate cause wasn’t determined. Authorities were investigating. A pre-dawn fire tore through…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home
Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home Firefighters put out a blaze at a Newark funeral home Wednesday. Sixty members of the Newark Fire Division responded to the Churchman Funeral Home on 13th Avenue around 12:45 p.m., Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire started on the building’s second floor and extended to its third floor, according to Amrbose, and was under control by 1:10 p.m. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire
Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire A family was displaced and a dog hospitalized in a Montclair fire, officials said. Heavy smoke and flames shot out of front and side windows on the second floor of a Central Avenue home when firefighters arrived at 10:50 Friday morning, township officials said. Occupants had self-evacuated before firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze. The house suffered heavy fire and smoke damage on the second floor, and water damage on the first, officials said. The Red Cross responded to assist the family, and a dog was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment, reports say. Units f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83 Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83
Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83 A man killed in a Paterson house fire Tuesday afternoon was identified Friday as longtime city resident Charles Bennett, 83. Responders found Bennett unresponsive in the basement, where the fire in the two-family home on 17th Avenue broke out. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities were still investigating the cause of the two-alarm blaze, which broke out around 2:30 p.m. and severely damaged the three-story, wood-frame house. Firefighters had it knocked down within an hour. Five people were displaced. Funeral arrangements for Bennett hadn't yet been made…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building PHOTOS: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building
Photos: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building A fast-moving fire destroyed a Garfield apartment building before dawn Thursday. The general-alarm blaze broke out at the 91 Jewell Street Apartments around 1:30 a.m. and quickly consumed the top floor and roof of the three-story multi-family building. Garfield police forced their way in and got all residents to safety, Police Capt. Richard Uram said. One resident was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation, Uram said. The American Red Cross relocated three families and assisted 16 other residents, the ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse
Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators were probing an overnight fire Saturday that destroyed a Little Falls restaurant. The blaze apparently broke out in the kitchen at Rare Steakhouse on Main Street around 3:30 a.m.  Firefighters had it knocked down in under 45 minutes. Fire officials declared it under control around 4:50 a.m. No injuries were reported. An investigation to determine the cause was continuing, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Little Falls Fire Chief Jack Sweezy Jr. and Little Falls Police Chief Steve Post said in a joint release. They asked that anyone with information that cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt
One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt Dozens of firefighters responded to a multi-family Newark residence Wednesday morning, officials said.  Fire broke out at 388 Summer Ave. shortly before 6 a.m. Sixty-five firefighters were called to the two-alarm blaze before it was brought under control around 6:40 a.m.  One person jumped from a window to escape the blaze, according to media reports.  Firefighters also discovered a deceased male on the first floor of the home. A second person suffered serious injuries, while three others suffered minor injuries. Two animals also died in the fire.   A total of se…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion
Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the victim in a deadly fire in South Orange early Friday. The blaze broke out at 231 Ward Place around 2:40 a.m. The fire left the three-story, single-family home heavily damaged. The victim, 48-year-old Cecelia Cranko, was found on the home’s top floor and was pronounced dead at the scene.  There were no other occupants in the home when firefighters arrived and no one else was injured, the prosecutor's office said.  Two years ago Cranko told WABC 7 News she had been attacked by a man in the Ward Place home. She was on the top…

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by Paul Milo
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Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire
Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire Authorities were investigating a Paterson fire that killed a 76-year-old resident despite neighbors' efforts to rescue him. The three-alarm fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m Tuesday at 650 East 26th Street. The body of Russel Mahan was found inside the severely damaged two-family home, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. There was no immediate indication of what may have caused the fire. Various agencies united to investigate: the Paterson police and fire departments and the Passaic County prosecutor’s and sheriff’s offices. At the scene.Michael Jannicelli for DAILY …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire In Ridgewood Mailboxes Draw Authorities' Attention Fire In Ridgewood Mailboxes Draw Authorities' Attention
Fire In Ridgewood Mailboxes Draw Authorities' Attention Authorities were investigating a fire in a pair of Ridgewood vestibule mailboxes Monday. The tiny blazes created a bit of smoke at 34-36 Wilsey Square before they were snuffed around 9 a.m. Ridgewood detectives were investigating. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.

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by Jerry DeMarco