Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized
Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized The residents of a New Milford care facility were safely removed after a small but smoky fire broke out Thursday morning, Chief of Police Brian Clancy said.  Police responded to Woodcrest Center Care One on River Road at about 9 a.m. on a report of fire on the second floor. Officers Darrell Marshall and William Reardon, along with staff, helped get a number of disabled patients out safely, Clancy said.  The small fire, which started on a bed and spread to a wall, was extinguished by the facility's sprinkler system and contained to a single room, Clancy said. The room was empty whe…
Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home
Basement Electrical Fire Ravages Mahwah Home What began as a basement electrical fire eventually shot through the roof of a Mahwah home as dawn broke Tuesday. A female resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation during the three-alarm blaze, which was called in around 4:15 a.m. and sent flames shooting up through the walls, severely damaging the Walnut Street home, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Loreto said. Surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution. Mahwah firefighters were assisted by their colleagues from Ramsey, Wyckoff, Midland Park and Ho-Ho-Kus, among others. They had the blaze doused by 6 a.m. before hitting hot spots. The…
Firefighters Revive Cats In Lyndhurst House Blaze Firefighters Revive Cats In Lyndhurst House Blaze
Firefighters Revive Cats In Lyndhurst House Blaze Firefighters revived two cats with pet oxygen masks during an early-morning Lyndhurst house fire Wednesday. The kitchen blaze broke out around 2:50 a.m. on the second floor of a Page Avenue home where firefighters found three cats, Lyndhurst fire officials said. Two of the cats required resuscitation and all three were taken by Lyndhurst police to a local animal hospital, the fire department said. The animals were treated for smoke inhalation and all survived. No injuries were sustained in the incident, which was determined accidental in nature, according to fire officials. Crews cleared …
Hackensack FD: Off-Duty Firefighter Helps Elderly Woman Cross Street As House Burns Hackensack FD: Off-Duty Firefighter Helps Elderly Woman Cross Street As House Burns
Hackensack FD: Off-Duty Firefighter Helps Elderly Woman Cross Street As House Burns An off-duty Ridgewood firefighter escorted an elderly Hackensack woman across the street as a blaze tore through her house Monday morning, authorities said. A cat was rescued and a dog was found dead in the fire that broke out around 11:50 a.m. at 11 Shafer Pl., the Hackensack Fire Department said. City firefighters helped the elderly resident out of her home as the Ridgewood firefighter aided her across the street, Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. The Hackensack Fire Department had the fire out by 12:05 p.m., the captain said. The woman was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center …
Police: 6 People Displaced In Rutherford House Fire Ignited By Lightning (VIDEO) Police: 6 People Displaced In Rutherford House Fire Ignited By Lightning (VIDEO)
Police: 6 People Displaced In Rutherford House Fire Ignited By Lightning (Video) Six people were displaced in an early-morning Rutherford house fire ignited by lightning, authorities said. A Rutherford police officer was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation after the Ridge Road fire broke out at 4:31 a.m., Sgt. Kevin Scannell said. Fire companies from Rutherford, East Rutherford, Wallington, Lyndhurst, North Arlingon, Carlstadt and Secaucus responded. Firefighters were still at the scene as of 9:15 a.m., police said. For more fire-related video, go to: Demonracer2 (YouTube)
Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks SNOUT OUT: Police in Englewood and Woodcliff Lake have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. Each set donated by at-home pet services provider Canine Company includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. The special, cone-shaped resuscitation masks designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit.   They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home fires because they ar…
Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
Rutherford Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks SNOUT OUT: Rutherford police have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. At-home pet services provider Canine Company donated three masks in response to a request by police Sgt. Julie Ann Zeigler. The cone-shaped resuscitation masks are designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. Each set includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home f…
UPDATE: Fire Engulfs Wayne Home, Investigators Probe Cause UPDATE: Fire Engulfs Wayne Home, Investigators Probe Cause
Update: Fire Engulfs Wayne Home, Investigators Probe Cause Investigators were trying to determine what ignited a fast-moving fire that destroyed a Wayne home early Tuesday afternoon. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the three-alarm inferno, which broke out at 4 Skyview Drive around 1:20 p.m., township police Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. A man found at the scene by Officer David Fox was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center to treated for smoke inhalation, Martin said. Firefighters continued to douse pockets after the 3,500-square-foot building collapsed. A possible cause hadn't yet been determined. Neighbors who…
Resident Hospitalized In Hackensack High-Rise Blaze Resident Hospitalized In Hackensack High-Rise Blaze
Resident Hospitalized In Hackensack High-Rise Blaze A resident was hospitalized with smoke inhalation in a Wednesday afternoon fire at a Hackensack high-rise apartment building. The blaze -- caused by an unattended flame in the kitchen -- began on the fifth floor of The Pierre in Hackensack around 4 p.m.  Fire officials evacuated floors five and above and had the fire under control in roughly 10 minutes, Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. The building was deemed safe for residents to return around 5 p.m. One tenant had been relocated there after a fire at her home in Maywood. Englewood and Teaneck assisted, while Maywo…
VIDEO: Remains Of Elderly Teaneck Couple Found After Furious House Fire VIDEO: Remains Of Elderly Teaneck Couple Found After Furious House Fire
Video: Remains Of Elderly Teaneck Couple Found After Furious House Fire TEANECK, N.J. -- Authorities found the bodies of an elderly Teaneck couple killed when a fire roared through their home hours early Sunday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Gerald and Rosanne Ryan, both 81, were trapped by flames that blew through the 2½-story house on Sherman Avenue just after 6:35 a.m. Excavators had to shore up what was left of the home before being able to comb through the wreckage for their remains. "The exact cause of the fire is undetermined due to the extensive fire damage," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. "…
Park Ridge Police Rescue Residents Trapped On Roof In House Fire Park Ridge Police Rescue Residents Trapped On Roof In House Fire
Park Ridge Police Rescue Residents Trapped On Roof In House Fire PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Park Ridge police rescued two people trapped on the roof of a burning two-family home before dawn Tuesday. The Pascack Road blaze broke out just before 3:30 a.m. in a first-floor apartment bathroom, leaving the second-floor residents trapped on the roof, responders said. Firefighters attacked the flames while police grabbed a nearby ladder and got the residents down safely. One resident sustained minor smoke inhalation, borough firefighters said. No other injuries were reported. Colleagues from Woodcliff Lake and Hillsdale also responded, along with Tri-Boro Ambulance,…
Flames Blow Through Roof Of Lodi Home Flames Blow Through Roof Of Lodi Home
Flames Blow Through Roof Of Lodi Home LODI, N.J. -- Lodi fire officials and others were meeting early Wednesday afternoon with members of a family whose home was ravaged by a morning fire. One person who suffered smoke inhalation was taken to the hospital after being removed from the Spring Street home, and two cats got out safely, responders said. No other injuries were immediately reported. The four-alarm blaze broke out in the attic around 7:45 a.m., sending flames shooting through the roof. It took nearly two hours to bring it under control, as firefighters battled poor water pressure caused by the recent deep freeze. The…