HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A 79-year-old downstairs neighbor who has difficulty getting around was evaluated for smoke inhalation but refused medical attention in a Hasbrouck Heights apartment fire Friday night, authorities told Daily Voice.
At the scene.
Photo Credit: Damien Danis ( https://www.facebook.com/DDP4Life/?hc_location=ufi )Firefighters had the Terrace Avenue blaze under control within a half-hour.
Photo Credit: Jerry DeMarcoThe fire broke out just before 6 p.m.
Photo Credit: Werner R. EnnesserThe 79-year-old neighbor attended to by EMS lives on the second floor.
Photo Credit: Werner R. Ennesser"The police did a great job getting her out," a family member told Daily Voice.
The third-floor Terrace Avenue fire broke out just before 6 p.m and was under control in less than a half-hour.
The woman carried out by police lives a floor below the fire, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told Daily Voice.
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