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Discarded Fire Pit Embers Blamed For Glen Rock Garage Fire

UPDATE: Discarded embers from an outdoor fire pit ignited a detached garage fire in Glen Rock earlier this month, authorities said.

Beech Road, Glen Rock fire

Beech Road, Glen Rock fire

Photo Credit: Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department

The embers “had been placed in a bucket directly next to the garage,” sparking the April 12 fire at a Beech Road residence, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said earlier this week.

Responding police and firefighters found the homeowner trying to douse the blaze with a garden hose, the chief said.

Firefighters from Fair Lawn and Hawthorne provided mutual aid.

No injuries were reported.

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