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Dog Dies In ‘Stubborn’ Somerset County Fire As Nearby Homes Evacuated: Police Dog Dies In ‘Stubborn’ Somerset County Fire As Nearby Homes Evacuated: Police
Dog Dies In ‘Stubborn’ Somerset County Fire As Nearby Homes Evacuated: Police A Somerset County house fire crews say was “stubborn” to extinguish claimed the life of a trapped dog and cleared neighboring homes during the evening on Monday, May 15. The blaze broke out in the garage at 667 Hillsborough Road in Hillsborough Township before spreading to the home around 8:15 p.m., according to a release from local police. Arriving crews were met with heavy, dark smoke billowing from both the garage and the home, prompting a first-alarm response from several surrounding agencies. The home and several neighboring residences were evacuated as the blaze was extinguished in …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police, Bystanders Free Victim Trapped Underneath Car In Central Jersey Police, Bystanders Free Victim Trapped Underneath Car In Central Jersey
Police, Bystanders Free Victim Trapped Underneath Car In Central Jersey Police and five bystanders lifted a car off an elderly pedestrian in Middlesex Borough, authorities said. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 12:12 p.m., Middlesex police received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a motor vehicle near the Middlesex Post Office on Hawthorne Avenue.  Police arrived to find the victim, an 87-year-old woman, lying in the roadway, trapped underneath the vehicle. The officers, with the assistance of five Good Samaritans who jumped into action, were able to lift the vehicle and free the victim from beneath, police said. The victim sustained in…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze 2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze
2 Firefighters Treated For Heat Exposure In Hillsborough Manufacturing Plant Blaze A pair of firefighters were treated for heat exposure while putting out a blaze that broke out at a manufacturing plant Monday in Hillsborough, officials said. Billows of heavy smoke were coming from the roof of Reckitt & Benckiser off Route 206 when police and firefighters arrived around 1:40 p.m., Hillsborough Police Sergeant Stephen Nowacki said. Nearly a dozen companies from surrounding agencies responded as the fire climbed to two alarms. It was under control around 3:40 p.m., officials said. Reckitt & Benckiser produces health, home and hygiene products such as Lysol. "Just…

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by Cecilia Levine