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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes NJ Woman: Police A 71-year-old woman from Hackettstown was hospitalized after getting exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities said. On Sunday, Dec. 3, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Hackettstown police responded to a residence on the 100 block of Willow Grove Street for a welfare check.  The woman told police she was not feeling well. The Hackettstown Fire Department was requested to check for possible readings of carbon monoxide.  The fire department detected high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house, police said. The woman tas taken to Hackettstown Medical Center. Sh…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Elevated CO Levels Force Evacuation Of Lyndhurst Apartment Complex Elevated CO Levels Force Evacuation Of Lyndhurst Apartment Complex
Elevated CO Levels Force Evacuation Of Lyndhurst Apartment Complex LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Six residents of a Lyndhurst apartment complex refused medical attention after being affected by elevated carbon monoxide levels overnight, authorities said. Firefighters began evacuating The Station at Lyndhurst Apartments on Chubb Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, residents said.  They were able to return to their homes around 2:30 a.m., after the complex was examined and ventilated, Deputy Fire Commissioner Paul Haggerty said. Local authorities and building management were planning to resume their search for the cause while a group of firefighters remained on scene t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse
Worker Falls 18 Feet At Wood-Ridge Warehouse WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- A worker was hospitalized early Tuesday evening after falling 18 feet at a Wood-Ridge warehouse where authorities reported a high carbon monoxide reading. An ambulance was called to Capitol Logistics & Warehousing on Passaic Street just after 5 p.m. for the worker, who had a reported neck injury. Firefighters and police also responded. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco