An ambulance was requested for a firefighter who wasn't feeling well.
Meanwhile, his colleagues had to open a wall to douse the fire, which apparently had been burning in the fireplace of the Ridgewood Boulevard ranch house since the night before.
A broken fire hydrant provided water but required a utility crew to turn it off.
Hillsdale firefighters assisted their township colleagues.
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