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HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire HOW TO HELP: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire
HOW TO Help: 45 Fort Lee Families Displaced By Fire The Red Cross, Fort Lee officials and community members are working to assist dozens of families displaced by a fire that tore through an apartment building. A temporary shelter was in place at Fort Lee High School for residents of the Linwood Park complex, which was destroyed by the blaze that started in the basement around 4 p.m. Thursday. Checks, cash or credit card donations are being accepted for the families at a drive launched by borough officials on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fort Lee Recreation Center. "Our hearts go out to the victims of yesterday’s tragic Fort …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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