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Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD A child suffered a minor injury after the Westfield Day Care Center had to be evacuated after a ceiling tile fell on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 1:25 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the day care located inside Redeemer Lutheran Church at 229 Cowperthwaite Pl. and found a small drip tray from a roof mounted air conditioning unit had leaked and caused a ceiling tile and the drip tray to fall, the Westfield Fire Department said in a release.  The children were relocated to the Roosevelt School, firefighters said. The Westfield Vol…
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store A driver was extricated by firefighters and hospitalized with serious injuries early Saturday after a large SUV slammed into a jewelry store in Ramsey's downtown business district. It was shortly before 7 a.m. May 13, when the Mercedes-Benz GLS smashed through the front of Apolo Jewelers, between Bici Restaurant and a Delta gas station at Main and Arch streets. The vehicle obliterated the entire front of the business, smashing cases and ripping off portions of the facade. It also took out a light pole, snapped a small tree and knocked two garbage cans onto Main Street. The vehicle obl…
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home
SUV Slams Into Fair Lawn Home An elderly driver escaped serious injury when her SUV slammed into a Fair Lawn home. A borough building inspector said the 20th Street home off the corner of Eastern Drive was habitable after the Toyota RAV4 hybrid hit it around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Also clipped was the back of a Toyota Sienna minivan parked in the driveway. Fair Lawn building inspector surveys the damage at 12-11 20th Street on Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving BDJ Towing removed the RAV 4. The driver of the Toyota RAV4 hybrid escaped serious injury in the 20th Street crash in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. …
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY) In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY)
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (Photo Gallery) An out-of-control SUV barreled clear through the garage of a private home during a collision with a sedan in Ridgewood on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the chain-reaction crash, which sent the Acura MDX through the North Van Dien Street garage's side wall near Beverly Road around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 21. The SUV continued out through the garage door at the other end and through a fence before stopping on the lawn right next to the porch. 68-78 North Van Dien Avenue, RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving The other vehicle, an Audi A5, was damaged and a street sign uprooted -- not to mention the…
SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts
SUV Plows Through Front Of Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts A driver was treated for glass in his head after his SUV plowed through the front of a Route 17 Dunkin' Donuts. No other injuries were reported in the crash on the southbound highway near Biggie's, just after Division Avenue, around 2 p.m. A building inspector was requested to determine the extent of structural damage. The cause couldn't be immediately determined. Nick's Towing removed the vehicle.
Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex
Large Pine Tree Collapses Onto Morris County Apartment Complex Residents and emergency crews were lucky to escape injury after a large tree split and fell on an apartment complex in Morris County. The Budd Lake Fire Department responded to a local complex and confirmed a fallen pine tree during the afternoon on Monday, May 30, the department said. Crews immediately got to work removing the tree while performing a thorough inspection of the building to ensure that none of the residents were trapped inside. Meanwhile, the building sustained minor damages and several broken windows. The scene was later turned over to the maintenance department for furth…
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says A driver told police he apparently blacked out before his sedan rammed into a Paramus home Thursday morning. An EMS unit attended to the disoriented Volvo driver following the mishap on Prospect Avenue just off Spring Valley Road and westbound Route 4 shortly after 11:30 a.m. He was taken to the Hackensack University Medical Center soon after. The extent of his injuries couldn't immediately be determined. Firefighters with a thermal imaging camera assisted building inspectors who were examining the stability of the building. PHOTOS by Boyd A. Loving 123 Prospect Street, ParamusBoyd A…
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment
SEE: Jitney Bus Plows Into Paterson Apartment UPDATE: Firefighters reported only minor injuries after a jitney collided with an SUV and slammed into a ground-floor apartment in Paterson overnight. City Wide Towing removed the bus on a flatbed after it knocked a fire hydrant off its base and crashed into the three-story building at the corner of Pearl and Summer streets around 2 a.m. Saturday. A sedan parked in front of the building was also damaged but not severely. The Chevy SUV sustained serious damage. Police were investigating the cause of the crash.  Aftermath: A city building inspector was summoned to the three-story buildi…
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant
Take-In: SUV Crashes Through Front Of Oakland Restaurant An SUV did substantial damage when it plowed through the front of a Chinese restaurant in Oakland late Saturday morning. There was no immediate word on injuries after the Ford Explorer crashed into Oakland Chinese in a Ramapo Valley Road shopping center off Yawpo Avenue near Route 287. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the incident along with a building inspector. Aftermath.Linda Uber Martin for DAILY VOICE The vehicle was removed by a flatbed tow truck. There was no immediate word on injuries.DAILY VOICE
Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home
Car Slams Into Basement Of Hawthorne Home Two people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a sedan plowed into the basement of a Hawthorne home. The driver was more seriously injured than the passenger when the Volkwagen slammed right through the ground-level wall and down into the basement of the Goffle Hill Road home around 3:30 p.m., Fire Chief Joseph Sperenza said. A tow truck was summoned to remove the vehicle and a building inspector to determine the amount of structural damage to the house. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Goffle Hill Road, HawthorneBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE CHE…
Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store
Pickup Truck Plows Into Hillsdale Convenience Store A pickup truck plowed into a Hillsdale convenience store Sunday night. No injuries were reported after the truck crashed through the front of the Quick Shop on Patterson Street off Hillsdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. The truck was towed and a building inspector was notified to determine whether there was any structural damage to the building. The pickup crashed through the front doors of the Quick Stop on Patterson Street in Hillsdale.HILLSDALE FIRE DEPT Quick Stop, 48 Patterson Street, HillsdaleZack Sonshine for DAILY VO…