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Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17 Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17
Firefighters Knock Pre-Dawn Blaze At Medical Manufacturer Off Route 17 Firefighters from Bergen and Rockland counties doused a pre-dawn blaze Thursday at a medical manufacturing plant just off southbound Route 17.  First responders found a fire in a machine as well as on the roof from a vent pipe at Triangle Manufacturing on Park Way in Upper Saddle River, five or so miles south of the Rockland County border, at 4:15 a.m., borough firefighters said. They quickly extinguished the fire, which was declared under control about 40 minutes later. Members of Mahwah Res1cue brought a fan boat to ventilate the large open area. Also responding were fighters from…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Use Dry Chemicals To Douse Blaze At Upper Saddle River Medical Manufacturer Firefighters Use Dry Chemicals To Douse Blaze At Upper Saddle River Medical Manufacturer
Firefighters Use Dry Chemicals To Douse Blaze At Upper Saddle River Medical Manufacturer Firefighters used chemicals to extinguish a fire at the Triangle Manufacturing plant in Upper Saddle River early Thursday. The fire broke out just before 8:30 a.m. in a unit at the Parkway plant that collects aluminum dust, USR Police Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Water can't douse that type of fire -- and may, instead, cause an explosion, Kane said.  Extinguishers containing a dry chemical blend are necessary. Firefighters from Upper Saddle River, Mahwah and Ramsey responded, along with hazardous materials units from Bergen County and Mahwah. Triangle manufactures medical instrum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River
Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River A box truck whose driver swerved to avoid colliding with another vehicle careened off northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River and slammed into a service station pump, igniting a pre-dawn fire Thursday. The 38-year-old driver from Perth Amboy wasn’t injured in the crash at the Valero station just before the Upper Saddle River/Ramsey exit shortly after 4:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Members of the borough’s volunteer fire department doused the blaze, the lieutenant said. A hazardous materials unit responded and found no need for further action, he said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco