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UPDATE: Massive Passaic Warehouse Blaze Stopped From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine UPDATE: Massive Passaic Warehouse Blaze Stopped From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine
Update: Massive Passaic Warehouse Blaze Stopped From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday said they'd finally gotten a massive industrial complex fire in Passaic under control nearly a dozen hours after it broke out. More than 200 firefighters fought the 11-alarm blaze, which forced evacuations of nearby homes, sent potentially dangerous smoke into the air and prompted officials to urge residents to keep their windows closed. The smoke reportedly was spotted on weather radar. Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora called the fire “the worst that I’ve ever seen.” Fortunately, he said, firefighters were able to keep the flames from releasing toxic fume…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home
Fire Guts Fair Lawn Home Fair Lawn’s second fire in as many days ravaged a borough home early Wednesday. Heavy flames in the rear spread to the second-floor bedroom and attic of the 2½-story home at the corner of 15th Street and Ellis Avenue around 7 a.m., responders said. Firefighters made their way to the top floor, opened it up and doused the blaze, which was declared under control in under an hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Paterson, Saddle Brook and Hawthorne. An immediate cause wasn’t determined. Authorities were investigating. A pre-dawn fire tore through…

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by Jerry DeMarco