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HEROES: Englewood's Bravest Free Passenger From Overturned SUV, Police Say Driver Ran Light HEROES: Englewood's Bravest Free Passenger From Overturned SUV, Police Say Driver Ran Light
Heroes: Englewood's Bravest Free Passenger From Overturned SUV, Police Say Driver Ran Light Englewood firefighters freed a passenger in an SUV that got knocked onto its side after the driver ran a red light with her 5-year-old son in the back seat, authorities said. The 29-year-old Kia driver from Georgia was headed east on Van Nostrand Avenue crossing Grand Avenue when a Lexus SUV that had exited off northbound Route 4 rammed her vehicle around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 7, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. Firefighters extricated a 48-year-old female passenger from Philadelphia, responders said. "Members used the Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools to remove the roof of the SUV while othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FIERY CRASH: SUV Rams Commercial Building, Bursts Into Flames In Leonia (PHOTOS) FIERY CRASH: SUV Rams Commercial Building, Bursts Into Flames In Leonia (PHOTOS)
Fiery Crash: SUV Rams Commercial Building, Bursts Into Flames In Leonia (Photos) A mother and daughter bailed out of an SUV moments before it plowed into the side of a commercial building and burst into flames in Leonia, witnesses said. No serious injuries were reported in the crash and resulting fire, which spread into the Wooree Insurance Agency building on Fort Lee Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11. The building, at the corner of Highland Avenue, is only a block up the hill from the busy Broad Avenue commercial district. It was unoccupied at the time of the crash, police said. The fire in Leonia spread into the Wooree Insurance Agency building on Fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms
Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Hackensack firefighters caught two children tossed to them by their parents during an overnight apartment building blaze. The city's bravest arrived at the four-story brick building on Prospect Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, to find several residents on the fire escapes trying to flee the second-floor blaze. Other children, as well as adults, were rescued safely after two youngsters were dropped to the firefighters from the escapes. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. Several tenants were displaced, however, and went to stay with relatives. The Red Cross ass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Late-Night Hackensack Taco Bell Fire Doused Late-Night Hackensack Taco Bell Fire Doused
Late-Night Hackensack Taco Bell Fire Doused Hackensack firefighters doused a late-night blaze at a local Taco Bell. Companies opened an exterior wall and section of roof to extinguish the cockloft flames at the South River Street eatery shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday. They had the fire under control within 45 minutes. No injuries were reported. Hackensack firefighters had the blaze under control within 45 minutes.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The cause was being investigated. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Englewood, Teaneck and Bogota. No injuries were reported in the Taco Bell fire on South River Street…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Fire Jams Route 4 Car Fire Jams Route 4
Car Fire Jams Route 4 A car fire temporarily closed eastbound Route 4 in Englewood. Flames quickly engulfed the sedan in front of the BP station just after the Sterling Boulevard entrance to the highway, sending plumes of black smoke skyward, shortly after 2:30 p.m. Englewood firefighters doused the blaze while eastbound Route 4 remained closed at Webster Avenue.  Traffic quickly backed up toward Hackensack while rubberneckers slowed the flow on the westbound side. No injuries were immediately reported. Firefighters extinguish the Route 4 sedan blaze.Yaniv Besterman for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire 'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire
'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire A fast-moving fire that ravaged a Bergenfield home rekindled several hours later, bringing firefighters back. No one was injured in the fierce afternoon fire, which ignited on the second floor of the single-family Carnation Place home behind the Knickerbocker Country Club on Tuesday, April 12. Firefighters knocked down the blaze within a half-hour. It was placed under control around 4:40 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after it began. Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Bogota, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly. Carnatio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Erupts In Bergenfield Home Fire Erupts In Bergenfield Home
Fire Erupts In Bergenfield Home A fast-moving fire that ravaged a Bergenfield home rekindled several hours late, bringing firefighters back. No one was injured in the fierce fire, which ignited on the second floor of the single-family Carnation Place home behind the Knickerbocker Country Club shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. Firefighters knocked down the blaze within a half-hour. It was placed under control around 4:40 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after it began. Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Bogota, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Breaks Out In North Jersey Hotel Fire Breaks Out In North Jersey Hotel
Fire Breaks Out In North Jersey Hotel Firefighters in Englewood responded to a two-alarm fire at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, according to officials. The fire broke out shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Dec. 7 in an unoccupied room on the 5th floor of the hotel, the Englewood Fire Department suspects it may have been caused by an electric HVAC unit in the room. The fire was brought under control about half an hour later, the rooms below on the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd floors sustained water damage. Nobody was injured.  

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by Joe Gomez
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HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze
Heroes: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze Englewood Police Officer John McConnell heard cries for help from inside a house that was being ravaged by flames before dawn Sunday. Unable to open the door of the Green Street home, McConnell improvised. He grabbed a cinderblock and smashed his way in, then battled thick smoke to get two trapped victims to safety. As he did that, city Firefighter Brian Comitto grabbed a portable ladder and rescued a third victim who was at second-floor window. McConnell and all three residents were taken to area hospitals with various injuries in the 3:30 a.m. blaze, Fire Chief Erik Enersen said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ALERT: Crash Closes Route 4 ALERT: Crash Closes Route 4
ALERT: Crash Closes Route 4 A multi-vehicle crash Friday morning closed eastbound Route 4 in Englewood. Traffic was jammed for miles after two trucks and an SUV collided around 10 a.m. in front of the Vivian. There was no immediate word on injuries. Englewood firefighters responded along with city police, Bergen County sheriff's officers and EMS that included an ambulance from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire
Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire An emotionally disturbed Teaneck man armed with several knives was tasered and taken into custody Monday night after he set fire to his apartment and then tried to run out of the building, authorities said. Police responding to a call of a man throwing objects and creating a disturbance found William Caraway in the foyer area of the Chestnut Avenue apartment building armed with several knives, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. "Commands were given to put the weapons down, but Caraway refused and fled back into the building, where he barricaded himself in his apartment," O'Reilly sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire
Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire An emotionally disturbed Teaneck man armed with several knives was tasered and taken into custody Monday night after he set fire to his apartment and tried to run, authorities said. Police responding to a call of a man throwing objects and creating a disturbance found William Caraway in the foyer area of the Chestnut Avenue apartment building armed with several knives, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. "Commands were given to put the weapons down, but Caraway refused and fled back into the building, where he barricaded himself in his apartment," O'Reilly said Tuesday. "Officers, wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event Englewood police instructed and guided youngsters and teens in bicycle safety while city firefighters gave them a chance to handle a fire hose during an event hosted Saturday by Community Baptist Church. Police Sgt. Oscar Hernandez (Bicycle Squad) and Officers Adolfo Gutierrez (Emergency Services Unit) and Jerel Hammond (Motorcycle Patrol) offered their expertise at the event, arranged by Brian Osborne and also attended by church staff and congregants. City Fire Capt. Michael Johnston and Firemen William Loaiza and John Herrmann brought a fire truck and supervised kids using the hose. Repr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit
Report: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit Nine men hired by the Englewood Fire Department plain suing the city and its former and current manager after being let go days before they were supposed to start the academy, NorthJersey.com reports. Firefighters Michael Cangro, Carlos Canizales, Kenneth P. Corrigan, Michael Kraus, Steven Longa, Thomas Martin, Michael Rawson, Jonathan Reitz and Sebastian Rollo went through background checks, psychological exams, physicals and drug screenings before accepting the offer, the article says. They attended orientation on April 8 at the firehouse where they were fitted for gear, comple…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire Ravages Clutter-Filled Teaneck Home Fire Ravages Clutter-Filled Teaneck Home
Fire Ravages Clutter-Filled Teaneck Home Flames roared through the upper-floor windows of a Teaneck home that responders said was filled with clutter. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm Beverly Road blaze, which broke out around 10:30 p.m. Friday amid what responders said were hoarding conditions. Hackensack and Englewood firefighters joined their Teaneck colleagues at the scene, while those from Bergenfield, Bogota and Ridgefield Park covered the township. No immediate official cause had been disclosed.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious
Update: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: A fire that began in a crawl space and eventually destroyed a Fort Lee apartment building Thursday night didn’t claim any lives, produced three minor injuries and didn’t appear suspicious, authorities announced. Several measures were being taken to assist the victims, they said. “The Red Cross, New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management and Fort Lee Office of Emergency Management are working together with other borough departments to provide assistance for the displaced residents,” Police Capt. Matthew Hintze said late Friday afternoon. The borough established an offici…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Ridgefield Park Man, 73, Killed In Overnight House Fire VIDEO: Ridgefield Park Man, 73, Killed In Overnight House Fire
Video: Ridgefield Park Man, 73, Killed In Overnight House Fire RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- An overnight house fire killed a 73-year-old Ridgefield Park man, authorities confirmed. Luis Ocha-Sanchez was trapped inside after the fast-moving Brinkerhoff Street blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m., Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A firefighter also was injured when he slipped on ice, responders said. The cause of the fire was accidental, Calo said. Flames shot through every window of the house and the roof as firefighters spent nearly two hours bringing the blaze under control. Because someone was killed, the Bergen County Arson Investigatio…

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by Jerry DeMarco