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Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze
Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Newark firefighters died battling a blaze that tore through a car-carrying ship at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal late Wednesday, officials confirmed. UPDATE: 'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released The firefighters had “made an attempt to extinguish the fire and, because of the intense heat, they got pushed back out of the area where the initial fire was,” Newark Fire Department Chief Rufus Jackson at a morning news conference on July 6. The Grande Costa D'Avorio apparently was headed to Brooklyn after leaving Baltimore on Sunday with mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Eight Displaced, One Hospitalized In Weekend Bayonne House Fire Eight Displaced, One Hospitalized In Weekend Bayonne House Fire
Eight Displaced, One Hospitalized In Weekend Bayonne House Fire Eight residents were displaced and one was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a massive fire over the weekend in Bayonne, authorities said. Firefighters responding to the house at 95 Hobart Ave. found smoke coming from the three-story, two-family house around 4:25 p.m., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Firefighters used multiple handlines to extinguish the blaze, which was brought under control at 6:06 p.m., the chief said. While the occupants were able to self-evacuate, one was treated for smoke inhalation. The building was temporarily uninhabitable, leaving eight resi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fallen Jet Skiers Rescued From Bayonne's New York Bay Fallen Jet Skiers Rescued From Bayonne's New York Bay
Fallen Jet Skiers Rescued From Bayonne's New York Bay A pair of jet skiers who had fallen off and were being swept away by the current were rescued from the New York Bay on Sunday, July 10. The call came in around 1:45 p.m. in Bayonne, and the couple was found by the Bayonne Cruiseport.  Members of Royal Caribbean and Port Authority of NY/NJ tossed life things to the pair, trying to make it toward the shore. A Bayonne Fire Department marine unit put a rescue swimmer in the water, and firefighters were able to remove both victims safely. The female victim was hospitalized while the male was treated at the scene and released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Propane Tank Sparks Bayonne House Fire, 6 Displaced Propane Tank Sparks Bayonne House Fire, 6 Displaced
Propane Tank Sparks Bayonne House Fire, 6 Displaced Six people were displaced and one person suffered minor injuries in a Bayonne house fire sparked by a propane tank Saturday, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to heavy fire and smoke billowing from the third floor of the home at 42 Trask Ave., when they arrived at 12:03 p.m., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. Companies stretched three hose lines to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby houses.  The heavy fire and smoke condition was caused by a propane tank on the rear deck, which added fuel to the fire, Weaver said. The fire was placed under contr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper Responders rushed to rescue a person who jumped from the Bayonne Bridge just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Arriving units found individuals on a tug boat in the Kill van Kull pulling the victim aboard, located just east of the bridge, Bayonne Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled up aside the vessel and transferred the person to their boat.  Firefighters provided medical care on the person as they headed towards the boat launch at 16th Street Park, where they were met by EMS. The unidentified individual did not survive, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Da…

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by Cecilia Levine
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11 Residents Displaced In Bayonne House Fire 11 Residents Displaced In Bayonne House Fire
11 Residents Displaced In Bayonne House Fire Nearly a dozen people were displaced in a Bayonne fire early Christmas Morning.  Flames consumed the rear portion of the first floor of 9 Andrew St., when crews arrived around 2 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.  Firefighters stretched multiple hand-lines in to the building, keeping the blaze from spreading to the second floor and adjacent building. The fire reached two alarms as crews conducted an extensive overhaul, in search of hidden pockets of fire in the walls and ceiling spaces of the building. Eleven people were displaced and are …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne
Kayaker Rescued From Water Off Bayonne Rescuers pulled a kayaker from the water in Bayonne late Saturday afternoon. The victim, who responders said was alert and suffering from hypothermia, was taken to Bayonne Medical Center after being rescued off Lefante Way while holding on to the kayak around 5 p.m. “At 4:35 p.m. [Saturday], the Bayonne Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a kayaker in distress on the east side waterways," Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.  "Responding firefighters found a kayaker clinging to his vessel in the middle of the inlet that separates the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (former MOT)…

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by Jerry DeMarco