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Police & Fire
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another A predawn fire Monday destroyed an unoccupied Passaic multi-family home, damaged another next door and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Eleven people in all were displaced, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Jackson Street home when firefighters arrived around shortly before 4 a.m. It collapsed within an hour, they said. Residents next door got out safely as the fire spread to a neighboring home. The blaze was knocked down at 4:55 a.m. and declared under control at 6:10 a.m. The cause wasn't immediately determined. A firefighter required treat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Mahwah Basement Blaze Near Rockland Border Firefighters Douse Mahwah Basement Blaze Near Rockland Border
Firefighters Douse Mahwah Basement Blaze Near Rockland Border Firefighters doused a basement blaze Wednesday that severely damaged a Mahwah home near the Upper Saddle River and Rockland borders. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze, which broke out shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Tam-O-Shanter Drive in the Scotch Hills section of the township barely a quarter-mile from Airmont, NY. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Ramsey, Midland Park, Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Oakland, Franklin Lakes, Waldwick and Wyckoff, Tallman, Suffern and Hillburn. Several companies provided mutual aid in the Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic
Firefighters Douse Overnight Blaze In Passaic A fire that may have begun in a trash can ravaged a Passaic home before dawn Thursday. Eight family members fled the 2½-story home on De Bell Court without injury after the three-alarm blaze broke out shortly after 3:30 a.m. Smoke and flames poured from the front and side of the house after the fire ran up the walls to the attic. Firefighters had the blaze under control in a little over an hour. Firefighters had the blaze on De Bell Court in Passaic under control in a little over an hour.James Wood Sr. Mutual aid at the scene or in coverage of the city was provided by colleagues from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured Fire gutted two Clifton homes and damaged another, injuring a firefighter and displacing at least nine people, responders said. The injury wasn’t considered life-threatening, they said. The blaze broke out in the basement of an East 2nd Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. It spread to a car in a driveway that exploded, spreading the flames to a second home. The fire on 2nd Street in Clifton quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the buildings.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two UPDATE: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two
Update: Paterson Blaze Destroys Multi-Family Home, Damages Others, Displaces 53, Injures Two Flames tore through several connected Paterson homes overnight Thursday, displacing 53 residents. Two civilians sustained minor injuries in the four-alarm Mill Street blaze, which destroyed a ground-floor hair salon and all of the apartments in the building where it began shortly before 2:30 a.m. One resident climbed out his second-floor apartment window before firefighters rescued him. Three surrounding residences sustained varying degrees of damage, officials said. "All of the buildings are interconnected and have common spaces for fire to travel,” Fire Chief Brian McDermott explained. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee
Fire Doused At Hackensack Office Building That Houses Bergen Democratic Committee Hackensack firefighters doused a blaze Thursday in a building that houses the Bergen County Democratic Committee headquarters. Flames blew out a first-floor window of the Hudson Street office building, which also houses a law firm and a temp agency, among other businesses. Englewood and Teaneck firefighters were among the mutual aid responders to the two-alarm fire, which broke out around 7 p.m. and was declared under control a little over 45 minutes later. Mahwah firefighters brought their airboat, with its huge, rear-facing propeller, to help ventilate the building after high levels of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused
Cliffside Park Apartment Fire Doused Cliffside Park police braved thick smoke Saturday afternoon to get all residents of an apartment building out safely after a fire broke out in a unit being renovated. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. on the second floor of a four-story apartment building above a trio of storefronts at the corner of Anderson and Lincoln avenues. A paint thinner apparently caught fire, sending smoke through the hallways. Sgt. Chris Merrill dashed through the smoke to the upper floor to get residents out, while Officers Jason Messina and Marc Moschella and Deputy Chief Vincent Capano cleared the rest of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Video: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home PHOTOS: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home
Photos: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home An Elmwood Park multi-family home went up in flames Saturday night. Responders were met by flames and heavy smoke at the Fournier Crescent home just after 8:30 p.m. Hoarding conditions contributed to the extent of the two-alarm fire, which quickly spread to the attic, they said. One firefighter was injured, though not seriously, responders said. Two cats may have been lost. The Fournier Crescent fire quickly spread.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The main body of the fire was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. The blaze was declared under control a little over an hour after that. Mutual …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House
Fire Ravages Vacant Fair Lawn House Fire raced through a vacant Fair Lawn home late Wednesday afternoon. The blaze broke out in the rear of the 1½-story Oak Street house around 4:45 p.m. and quickly spread, responders said. Within minutes of firefighters' arrival, it went to three alarms. Oak Street, Fair LawnDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE All interior firefighters were removed and a defensive operation was ramped up, under cold, windy conditions that didn't make things any easier. They still knocked the fire down in under an hour and declared it under control minutes later. Oak Street, Fair LawnBoyd A. Loving for DAI…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Flames and smoke kept a Wayne police officer from rescuing a dog who died in a house fire, authorities said. Township police, firefighters and First Aid Squad members responded to what began as a garage fire on Sycamore Terrace around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Christian Wittig said. A resident told Corporal Robert Feeney that her dog was inside, Wittig said. Feeney went in trying to rescue the dog but had to retreat after several attempts due to the fire and smoke, the captain said. Firefighters retrieved the dog, but resuscitation efforts failed, Wittig said. Corporal Robert Hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden
Update: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE, Aug. 1: A Roselle man has been charged with setting the fires. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  Firefighters in Linden and neighboring towns handled a string of fires Thursday night that police say appear to be suspicious.  No one was hurt in any of the fires.  The first in the series of blazes occurred at 809 N. Wood Ave. around 10 p.m., said Lt. Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police Department. The building was unoccupied, but police said neighbors were evacuated safely as a precaution.  An empty house on Seymour Avenue went up n…

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by Paul Milo