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Heroes: Firefighters, Police Unite To Rescue Dog In Pascack Valley House Fire

Firefighters and police teamed up to rescue a dog who was pulled from a smoky house fire Saturday night in Hillsdale.

The blaze apparently began in the basement of the home on Deer Trail Road at Ruckman Avenue at the Woodcliff Lake border around 6:30 p.m. May 27.

The fire quickly went to two alarms, bringing companies from surrounding towns both to the scene and in coverage.

A firefighter scooped up the dog (on hood of police vehicle) before a Hillsdale police officer rushed them to the animal hospital.

Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE

Firefighters tended to the dog on the lawn before one of them scooped up the limp pooch and hustled to a waiting police car.

The officer then rushed them to the Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital.

Firefighters tend to the distressed dog on the lawn of the Deer Trail Road home in Hillsdale at the Woodcliff Lake border.

Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE

The fire was reported under control around 7:15 p.m. No other injuries were reported.

Although there was no official word on a preliminary cause, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit was summoned to remove a lithium-ion battery.

PHOTOS by Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE

The smoky blaze apparently began in the basement of the home on Deer Trail Road off Ruckman Avenue at the Woodcliff Lake border around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27.

Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE

The fire was reported under control around 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE

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