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Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze
Air Conditioner Blocks Firefighters From Rescuing Victim In Sussex County Blaze Firefighters had no choice but to brave the flames and smoke ravaging a Sussex County home in order to rescue a victim this weekend. The blaze in the Lake Lackawanna section of Byram Township was one of two for firefighters on Saturday, Nov. 18. This one broke out around 3:51 a.m., the local fire department said. While firefighters initially tried to rescue the trapped occupant with a ladder on the second floor through a window, a police officer pointed out that an air condition blocked access. And so, firefighters entered the home to make the rescue, as police officers banged on the home…

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by Cecilia Levine