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Hoarding

Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say
Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say A 42-year-old woman and some of her pets were found dead amid extreme hoarding conditions in her Saddle Brook home on Monday, responders said. Firefighters had to rip the front door off the East Lanza Court residence to gain entry, witnesses said. What appeared to be the smell of ammonia prompted a call for a hazardous materials unit, they added. A "large number" of pets, several of them dead and some barely alive, were found, along with numerous cages, trash, litter and debris, responders said. Police cordoned off the area around the house with crime-scene tape. However, there appears t…
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.