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Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze
Firefighter Hospitalized Battling Waldwick Blaze A firefighter was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries while battling a Waldwick blaze Tuesday afternoon. The three-alarm Franklin Turnpike fire broke out at approximately 1:30 p.m. It was under control in less than an hour. Mutual aid was requested from several neighboring departments. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Firefighters Douse Overnight House Blaze Ridgefield Park Firefighters Douse Overnight House Blaze
Ridgefield Park Firefighters Douse Overnight House Blaze RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- After aiding with fires in two neighboring towns, Ridgefield Park firefighters got one of their own just after midnight Tuesday. An electrical fire sent flames through the attic and part of a home at 137 East Grand Avenue. No injuries were immediately reported. A Bogota FAST team and firefighters from Hackensack were among the companies that joined their village colleagues -- who also thanked those from Little Ferry, New Milford, and Teaneck. Ridgefield Park firefighters were among the mutual aid responders to a Queen Anne Road house fire in Bogota on Sunday -- th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teaneck House Fire Doused Teaneck House Fire Doused
Teaneck House Fire Doused TEANECK, N.J. -- Investigators were trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning house fire in Teaneck. The 10:30 a.m. blaze at 87 Teaneck Rd. was under control within a half-hour, responders said. There were no injuries, they said. A Hackensack FAST team responded but was released soon after. Bogota and Ridgefield Park provided mutual aid coverage. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: A drunken Teaneck motorist who crashed his car into a tree in Glen Rock demanded a shot of whiskey before he would agree to a breath test, authorities said. https://teaneck.dailyvoice.com/p…

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by Jerry DeMarco