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North Arlington Burn Victim Airlifted To Barnabas From Lyndhurst North Arlington Burn Victim Airlifted To Barnabas From Lyndhurst
North Arlington Burn Victim Airlifted To Barnabas From Lyndhurst A North Arlington woman was flown to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston after she was severely burned Saturday afternoon in a cooking flashover. An ambulance brought the 45-year-old Madison Street victim to the Riverside County Park field in Lyndhurst, where an AirMed One chopper picked her up shortly before 1 p.m., Capt. Robert Reilly said. Reilly thanked Hackensack University Medical Center, along with Lyndhurst police, firefighters and Police Emergency Squad members who established the landing zone.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire VIDEO: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire
Video: Resident, Two Dogs Escape Lyndhurst Fire LYNDHURST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A Lyndhurst resident made it out with two small dogs Saturday as flames engulfed the upper floors of a single-family home. Firefighters faced frigid cold in extinguishing the smoky Page Avenue blaze, which borough police Detective Vincent Auteri said apparently was sparked by a faulty extension cord in a second-floor bedroom. The resident "detected a strange odor [around 10:50 a.m.] and ultimately found the second floor engulfed in smoke," Auteri said. "The occupant, along with two small dogs, made it at out of the home unharmed." Lyndhurst f…

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by Jerry DeMarco