Route 208 Closed By Downed Power Lines, Cluster Of Brush Fires Doused

Power lines that fell across Route 208 closed the highway in both directions and ignited several small noontime brush fires.

Route 208 was a noontime mess after power lines fell across the highway in Glen Rock on Saturday, July 30.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

The lines stretched all the way across Route 208 near De Boer Drive in Glen Rock.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

Jerry DeMarco

07/30/2022 12:53 p.m.

Massive jams stretched beyond eyesight in each direction as police detoured traffic at De Boer Drive in Glen Rock, where the wires fell around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and Rea Avenue in Hawthorne.

NJ Transit also temporarily stopped trains that were running nearby, responders said.

Firefighters doused the blazes.

Responders included police and firefighters from Glen Rock, Fair Lawn and Hawthorne as well as Glen Rock EMS, Ridgewood Emergency Services, NJDOT and a crew from PSE&G.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report.

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