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Battery Explodes At Fair Lawn Pasta Factory, Injuring Worker Battery Explodes At Fair Lawn Pasta Factory, Injuring Worker
Battery Explodes At Fair Lawn Pasta Factory, Injuring Worker A battery on a piece of construction equipment in a Fair Lawn warehouse exploded Monday night, sending a worker flying, authorities said. The 45-year-old victim was charging the forklift attery at Zerega and Sons on Broadway around 7 p.m. when it exploded, knocking him back about 10 feet, police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The worker was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with back, arm and leg injuries, Metzler said. Fair Lawn police, firefighters, Heavy Rescue and Ambulance Corps members responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Loose Barges Floating On The Hudson Loose Barges Floating On The Hudson
Loose Barges Floating On The Hudson Click here for an updated story: Coast Guard Beaches Six Barges That Went Loose On Hudson Multiple barges are floating loose in the Hudson River near Irvington amid the Nor'easter, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Two of the four to six barges thought to be from the Tappan Zee Bridge project have run aground, near State Line Lookout 2 in Alpine, N.J., said the Palisades Parkway Police. Coast Guard officials said they are in the process of "intercepting" the barges and hoped to release additional information in the next hour. The barges appear to be carrying construction equi…

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by Kathy Reakes