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Passaic House Fire Doused
Friends said a woman and her teenage children lost most of their belonging when a July 4th weekend fire damaged their Passaic home. Firefighters quickly got to the Third Street address off Essex Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. and had the fire under control in barely a half-hour. They limited the fire damage to the first floor, where the blaze apparently began, and the second floor, which sustained heavy smoke damage. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Clifton, Paterson and Wallington. City fire officials were investigating the cause. The 3rd…
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Daughter: Hard-Working NJ Couple Sees Home 'Go Up In Ashes'
A Hawthorne woman was asleep alone in her parents' home when she heard her dog bark and awoke to the smell of smoke. Finding the backyard on fire, Jazmin Mendoza-Ortega grabbed Stella, ran out the door and dialed 911. Firefighters got there quickly, but fire, smoke and water damage pulverized the home where her hard-working parents, Washington Mendoza and Betty Ortega, had lived for 17 years. Several chickens died and some pet birds were rescued -- along with Stella -- from the house at Lafayette and Llewellyn avenues on Monday. Gone is the hub upon which a tight-knit group of relative…
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Post-Christmas Fire Ravages One NJ Home, Damages Others
A Sunday fire ripped through one Passaic home and extended to others on either side. The heavily-involved blaze on Harrison Street near Myrtle Avenue began as two alarms at around 9:15 a.m. Heavy fire in the rear of the building eventually began consuming the rest of the 2½-family house -- eventually blowing through the roof -- while spreading to two others. Flames blew through the roof of the Harrison Street home in Passaic.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze appeared knocked down a couple of times before eventually being declared under control around 11 a.m. A firefighter sustain…
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Fire Strikes Family Of Late NJ EMT
The family of a beloved EMT who died last year suffered another tragedy when fire severely damaged their Emerson home earlier this week. Valderes “Val” Toulouzan-Vaporakis and her twin boys are physically OK. So are their cat and three dogs – one of whom was rescued from the fire and another who was found following an intense search. Firefighters prevented Tuesday's smoky blaze from causing major structural damage to the Sanford Avenue home. "As it turns out, their house was underinsured, making things even more difficult for them," said friend Lisa Leuck. "There are many repairs to be do…
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Arson
: Phillipsburg Man, 20, Accused Of Starting 4 Area Fires, Warren County Prosecutor Says
A 20-year-old Phillipsburg man has been charged with aggravated arson after authorities say he started four area fires over the weekend. Alfredo Gomez, aka Kevin Chavez of South Main Street, is accused of starting the following fires in Phillipsburg between 12 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Saturday: A piece of lawn furniture was lit on fire and put underneath the entry door at 102-104 Sitgreaves St. around 12:03 a.m. A Nissan parked at the back lot of 459 S. Main St. next to the River of Life Church was lit on fire and sustained body damage The back wall of a private residence at 471 S. Main St. wa…
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Worker Seriously Injured In 30-Foot Hackensack Fall
A worker from Clifton was seriously injured Monday when he fell 30 feet through the roof of a Hackensack plant that had been severely damaged by fire last fall, authorities said. The 49-year-old laborer was working on repairs on a rusted steel roof at Newman’s Fish Foods when he fell onto the concrete floor below shortly after 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. He was unconscious but breathing when an ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, DeWitt said. City police and firefighters responded along with HUMC paramedics, the captain said. OSHA will be investigat…
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Fire Ravages Popular Jersey Shore Restaurant
A Jersey Shore restaurant has temporarily closed after being ravaged by a fire this week. Scojo's Restaurant in Surf City burst into flames around 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 21. While fire crews from several Jersey Shore towns were able to put out the blaze without any injuries, the restaurant will be hurting for quite some time. More than $18,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Scojo's and its employees as of Jan. 23. "What a hard morning for our Scojos family," the restaurant said Thursday morning. "We suffered a terrible fire at the restaurant last night... this is a heartbreaking blow…
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: Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Hunterdon County Veteran’s Home
More than a dozen fire companies responded to the scene of a fully-involved two alarm fire in Bethlehem Township that destroyed a Vietnam War veteran's home Thursday morning, authorities said. The blaze broke out at 435 Bellwood Avenue just after 11 a.m., Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company officials said. Heavy smoke was billowing from the home’s front door as rescue crews arrived, and the second alarm was struck just before 11:15, authorities said. The blaze was knocked out shortly after 1:30 p.m. with assistance from the Hunterdon County and Bethlehem Township Offices of Emergency Managem…
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Ridgewood Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze
Ridgewood firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire Wednesday afternoon. Residents got out safely and no injuries were reported at the split-level, single-family home in the 400 block of Race Track Road. The fire apparently began on the first floor and spread upstairs, bringing village firefighters, police and EMS. The home sustained moderate fire, smoke and water damage. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and supplied this report.
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