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UPDATE: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion UPDATE: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion
Update: Firefighters Injured, Two Hospitalized In Pompton Lakes House Explosion UPDATE: Two Pompton Lakes firefighters were hospitalized and three others treated at the scene of an overnight explosion that leveled a local home. The two firefighters were treated at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston before being released, the department reported Saturday afternoon. They and three colleagues were inside the Ramapo Avenue home when it blew shortly after 2 a.m., the department said. The lone occupant of the home got out OK, said his niece, Amy Azcurra. It was a frightening scene when the Ramapo Valley Road home in Pompton Lakes exploded overnight Saturda…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk
Police: Trapped Driver Pulled From Burning SUV By Passing West Milford Firefighter Was Drunk A trapped Wayne driver who was rescued from certain death when a passing West Milford firefighter pulled him from his burning, overturned SUV was drunk, authorities said. Jason Paradiso, 36, was shouting and banging for help as off-duty firefighter Lukas Graf rushed into the woods off Cahill Cross Road with an extinguisher around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 8, authorities said. Graf knocked back some of the fire, climbed in through the rear hatch and rescued Paradiso as flames spread from the engine to the cabin, West Milford Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. Colleagues arrived moments later and douse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Passing West Milford Firefighter Rescues Trapped Driver In Burning SUV HERO: Passing West Milford Firefighter Rescues Trapped Driver In Burning SUV
Hero: Passing West Milford Firefighter Rescues Trapped Driver In Burning SUV A driver trapped in an overturned, burning SUV faced certain death as fire spread from the engine to the cabin in a wooded area off a West Milford road. But a passing West Milford firefighter rushed into the woods with an extinguisher, knocked back the flames and climbed in through the rear hatch to save him. Firefighter Lukas Graf was in his car when he spotted the burning SUV in the woods off Cahill Cross Road around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, West Milford Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. Graf “heard yelling and banging from the male driver who was trapped inside the vehicle” as he headed towa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze
West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford firefighters rescued a woman from a burning second-floor apartment above a strip mall overnight. Flames shot from the windows of the building on Greenwood Lake Turnpike as firefighters – alerted by neighbors -- dashed in, found the middle-aged woman unconscious on the kitchen floor and brought her to safety around 2 a.m., Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. EMS began CPR before an ambulance brought the woman to nearby Greenwood Lake Airport, Blondin said. AirMed One flew her from there to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, the chief said. Meanwhile, firefighters quickly brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco