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UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes
Update: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes High winds whipped a roaring fire that tore through a Paterson neighborhood Saturday night, destroying five houses, severely damaging a sixth and displacing 59 residents. No injuries were reported in the Beech Street blaze, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter, food and clothing to the displaced. Fire officials who responded to the fire around 8:45 p.m. immediately called in a second alarm. What followed: In barely 10 minutes, three houses were involved and a third alarm was transmitted; A fourth alarm went out almost immediately afte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
17 People, Three Dogs, Cat Flee Three-Home Passaic Fire 17 People, Three Dogs, Cat Flee Three-Home Passaic Fire
17 People, Three Dogs, Cat Flee Three-Home Passaic Fire Fire destroyed a Passaic home and damaged two others on Palm Sunday, displacing four families, including three dogs and a cat. EMTs treated a couple of firefighters at the scene, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters found the first and second floors of the middle Summer Street home fully engulfed before the three-alarm blaze blew through the roof and spread to the adjoining homes. All 17 residents and pets got out safely -- among them, several children who fled in their socks, as well as three dogs and one cat, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. "The proximity of s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Dover Taqueria Brenda Lee Reopens Year After 7-Alarm Fire Dover Taqueria Brenda Lee Reopens Year After 7-Alarm Fire
Dover Taqueria Brenda Lee Reopens Year After 7-Alarm Fire It's certainly been a while since the Dover community has tasted the food from Brenda Lee's. Or sat in the chairs. Or chatted with owner Alfredo Jimenez. The Warren Street taqueria reopened this week at 15 E Blackwell St., two blocks away from the previous location. The opening comes nearly a year after a 7-alarm fire tore through the block, displacing 80 families and destroying five buildings. Owner Jimenez immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico 18 years ago. He later began working at Dover's original Brenda Lee's with his sister, eventually saving enough money to purchase it as h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
'We Watched It Burn': Haledon Mechanic Recalls House Fire That Torched Everything He Owns 'We Watched It Burn': Haledon Mechanic Recalls House Fire That Torched Everything He Owns
'We Watched It Burn': Haledon Mechanic Recalls House Fire That Torched Everything He Owns All Anzour Doghouz had were the clothes on his back and the phone in his pocket as he watched his Haledon house burn down. The rest was lost. Doghouz and his roommates stood helplessly watching their life come crashing down in the fire that changed everything late last month. More than $200 had been raised for the 30-year-old mechanic as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe. "I’m still replaying everything in my head," he said. "I didn’t even realize my phone was in my pocket till we were outside watching everything we owned burn down." Doghouz had been living in the Bourbon Street multi-f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious
Update: Aid Arranged For Fort Lee Fire Victims, Police Say Blaze Didn't Seem Suspicious UPDATE: A fire that began in a crawl space and eventually destroyed a Fort Lee apartment building Thursday night didn’t claim any lives, produced three minor injuries and didn’t appear suspicious, authorities announced. Several measures were being taken to assist the victims, they said. “The Red Cross, New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management and Fort Lee Office of Emergency Management are working together with other borough departments to provide assistance for the displaced residents,” Police Capt. Matthew Hintze said late Friday afternoon. The borough established an offici…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers
Bergenfield Family Whose House Burned Down Comprised Of Nurses, Teachers A family of nurses and grade school teachers in Bergenfield was displaced after a fired ravaged through its Bergen Avenue home. The occupants included mom Winnie Acosta, a registered nurse; her twin daughters, Jillian, also a nurse, and Janelle, a school teacher, and their poodle. All four made it out safely and uninjured. Winnie's son, Marky, is in Los Angeles pursuing a master’s degree in English. More than $3,700 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Saturday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

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by Cecilia Levine