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Services Set For Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty Services Set For Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty
Services Set For Plainfield Firefighter Marques Hudson Killed In Line of Duty Marques Hudson, the Plainfield firefighter killed on Friday, Jan. 26 battling a house fire, will be laid to rest on Saturday, Feb. 3.  Services were announced by Buckland Funeral Home in Somerset for Hudson, the 32-year-old Piscataway resident and father of three. Viewings will be held on Friday, Feb 2 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Plainfield High School and Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the high school, according to his obituary.  A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at the high school, his obituary reads. Hudson was pronounced dead after he…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Blaze Forces Evacuation At Swan Motel: Linden PD Blaze Forces Evacuation At Swan Motel: Linden PD
Blaze Forces Evacuation At Swan Motel: Linden PD Firefighters responded to a fire at The Swan Motel on Tuesday, Nov. 28, Linden police said. The fire was on the second floor inside a motel room and started at 10:15 p.m., police said. Occupants were safely evacuated from their room and no injuries were reported, police said. The fire was contained to the motel room and the fire was declared under control after 30 minutes, police said.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Juan Velarde at 908-474-8552 or email jvelarde@lpdnj.org.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed In West New York Apartment Fire: Prosecutors Man Killed In West New York Apartment Fire: Prosecutors
Man Killed In West New York Apartment Fire: Prosecutors A 55-year-old man was killed in an apartment fire in West New York on Sunday, August 20, authorities said. At 5 a.m.  North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue was notified of a fire at an apartment above 6213 Bergenline Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, first responders found heavy smoke coming from a bedroom within the apartment, Suarez said.  While firefighters were battling the blaze, they found Adrian Hernandez-Bienes unresponsive in the bedroom, Suarez said. He was pronunced dead at the scene, Suarez said. Two other occupants were …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Twenty Displaced Following Three Jersey City Fires Twenty Displaced Following Three Jersey City Fires
Twenty Displaced Following Three Jersey City Fires Firefighters had a busy Sunday, May 8, in Jersey City, with three different residential fires displacing 20 people, authorities said. Jersey City firefighters were first called to 150 New York Ave. at 1:44 p.m. for a two-alarm fire in a three-story three-family residential structure, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The home suffered extensive damage and nine people were relocated by the Red Cross, Wallace-Scalfione said. No injuries were reported, Wallace-Scalfione said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though it does not appear to be …

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by Sam Barron
News
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development
Stubborn Fire Clears New Passaic Shopping Development Firefighters doused a stubborn blaze Thursday at the recently redeveloped Brook Haven Mall in Passaic. Although an investigation was continuing, a welder's torch appear responsible for igniting the fire in an unfinished area of the Terhune Avenue building's enormous basement shortly after 9 a.m. March 9, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said. Firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, which extended to a loading dock, but had to keep searching for the source while contending with 60,000 feet of basement smoke, the chief said. It was a labor-intensive job, he said, adding that c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Fire In Plainfield Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Fire In Plainfield
Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Fire In Plainfield Firefighters across Union County battled a four-alarm fire that broke out in Plainfield Tuesday evening, Feb. 7. Flames erupted at 172 East Front St., around 6:30 p.m. The cause remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
68-Year-Old Woman Killed In Somerset County Fire, Prosecutor Says 68-Year-Old Woman Killed In Somerset County Fire, Prosecutor Says
68-Year-Old Woman Killed In Somerset County Fire, Prosecutor Says A 68-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an early morning fire in Somerset County on Sunday, Sept. 25, authorities announced. The Somerville Fire Department responded to a report of a smoke condition at a home on West Cliff Street just after 6:40 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a joint release. Upon arrival, crews found and extinguished a small fire in the back of the first floor and basement of the home before discovering the unresponsive woman a short time later. Crews removed the victim from the home and attempted lifesaving measures, but she was…

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by Valerie Musson
News
UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Update: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (PHOTOS) Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (PHOTOS)
Massive Multi-Car Fire Under Investigation In Sussex County (Photos) Officials in Sussex County are investigating the cause of a massive fire that ripped through several vehicles in a local parking lot over the weekend. The Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to the blaze in the employee parking lot at 3 Wild Turkey Way just after 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews found several vehicles fully engulfed in flames and immediately began extinguishing efforts. Hamburg and McAfee fire departments provided mutual aid, and the blaze was quickly placed under control. Scroll down to view additional photos from the Har…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Major Fire Collapses Orange Building Major Fire Collapses Orange Building
Major Fire Collapses Orange Building A three-alarm fire tore through a building in Orange overnight. Flames burned through a Mitchell Street building around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, collapsing the building. Posted by Millburn Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 32 on Thursday, August 25, 2022 No injuries were reported. The cause remained under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor The cause of a fire that destroyed several businesses and left two people dead in Hoboken has been identified, authorities announced. The Dec. 20 Jackson Street fire began in the back of the building at Glass & Vapor House LLC and the Cause has been ruled an accident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Investigators believe the presence of flammable material within that business likely contributed to the fire. An on-duty Hoboken police officer heard a loud explosion in the area around 12:20 a.m. that day, Suarez said. First responders arriving at the scene found an activ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation
Morris County Apartment Fire Under Investigation A fire that ripped through an apartment building in Morris County before dawn Friday remained under investigation, authorities said. Crews responding to the reported third-alarm commercial fire at the Powder Mill Heights complex on Gates Court in Parsippany were met with smoky conditions in the lobby and flames in a lower level duplex unit shortly before 1 a.m., the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department confirmed. After upgrading to a working structure fire, department members made an “aggressive attack” and contained the flames with tools and water cans, authorities said. Fire and emerge…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours
Photos: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours Firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were joined by numerous local fire departments battling a massive blaze that has already consumed 1,000 acres of land in South Jersey.  The raging wildfire started at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Yesterday at approximately 1659, Station 46 was deployed to Little Egg Harbor for a forest fire as part of the Zone 2... Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Monday, May 17, 2021 The Ocean County Sheriff's Office estimated that the fire had already scorched more than 1,000 acres of fore…

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by Jon Craig
News
1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire 1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire
1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire One person was airlifted in serious condition in a Wildwood boat fire Saturday. Arriving firefighters were flagged down to help a burn victim who was brought to a nearby business as flames ravaged the 40-foot pleasure vessel docked in the 400 block of Dock Street around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said. Wildwood Crest EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics treated and transported the victim to the Cape May County Armory in Cape May Court House, where the patient was transferred to a Medevac helicopter and airlifted to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia. The patient was listed…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless
Video Captures Explosion In Massive Jersey City Fire, At Least 20 Homeless A 4-alarm fire tore through a row of Jersey City homes early April 5. Nearly two dozen Terrace Avenue residents were displaced as a result. At least two people were rescued from the homes, before flames spread to a car parked in front of one of them, NBC reports. Footage captured by neighbor Sky Aviles shows the moment a car tire exploded in the massive blaze that brought more than 100 firefighters to the scene. The cause remains under investigation. Jersey City fireSky Aviles Jersey City Heights fireSky Aviles Terrace AvenueSky Aviles

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze
Woman Dies, Firefighter Injured In Jersey City Blaze An 84-year-old woman died and a firefighter was injured in a Jersey City house fire Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames and smoke when responding to 270 Clerk St., around 10:45 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two-alarm blaze was confined to the second floor of the home, where the woman was found unresponsive in her bedroom, Suarez said. The victim was pronounced dead at 11:44 a.m., the prosecutor said. One Jersey City Fire Captain was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The fire wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Montclair House Fire Firefighters Battle Montclair House Fire
Firefighters Battle Montclair House Fire Firefighters worked to douse house fire Tuesday morning in Montclair. Flames were shooting out of the second floor of 10 Mountain Terr., when crews arrived around 11:15 a.m. Firefighters from Montclair and Bloomfield stretched lines to extinguish the blazed on the second and third floors of the home. The blaze was under control at approximately 12:25 p.m. The fire was under investigation as of Tuesday afternoon.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects
Firefighters Responding To Newark Kitchen Fire Find Children Living With Insects Newark firefighters responding to a kitchen fire found something much worse: Bugs and filth. The Newark Fire Division called code enforcement to the first floor of the house on the 800 block of 19th Street, for the presence of children and insects around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said. Ten residents were evacuated in the fire.  A fire inspection and investigation remain ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire
Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire Two Newark firefighters suffered minor injuries after falling from a loading dock battling a recycling center blaze. The fire consumed all three floors of Giordano Recycling on Frelinghuysen Avenue, when firefighters arrived around 6:45 p.m., Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire had climbed to a second alarm by 7 p.m., Ambrose said. No occupants were in the building. One firefighter was taken to University Hospital for evaluation after falling from a loading dock, while the other remained on duty. The hospitalized firefighter returned to du…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home
Fire Breaks Out At Newark Funeral Home Firefighters put out a blaze at a Newark funeral home Wednesday. Sixty members of the Newark Fire Division responded to the Churchman Funeral Home on 13th Avenue around 12:45 p.m., Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire started on the building’s second floor and extended to its third floor, according to Amrbose, and was under control by 1:10 p.m. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire
Family Displaced, Dog Hospitalized In Montclair House Fire A family was displaced and a dog hospitalized in a Montclair fire, officials said. Heavy smoke and flames shot out of front and side windows on the second floor of a Central Avenue home when firefighters arrived at 10:50 Friday morning, township officials said. Occupants had self-evacuated before firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze. The house suffered heavy fire and smoke damage on the second floor, and water damage on the first, officials said. The Red Cross responded to assist the family, and a dog was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment, reports say. Units f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building PHOTOS: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building
Photos: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building A fast-moving fire destroyed a Garfield apartment building before dawn Thursday. The general-alarm blaze broke out at the 91 Jewell Street Apartments around 1:30 a.m. and quickly consumed the top floor and roof of the three-story multi-family building. Garfield police forced their way in and got all residents to safety, Police Capt. Richard Uram said. One resident was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation, Uram said. The American Red Cross relocated three families and assisted 16 other residents, the ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse
Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators were probing an overnight fire Saturday that destroyed a Little Falls restaurant. The blaze apparently broke out in the kitchen at Rare Steakhouse on Main Street around 3:30 a.m.  Firefighters had it knocked down in under 45 minutes. Fire officials declared it under control around 4:50 a.m. No injuries were reported. An investigation to determine the cause was continuing, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Little Falls Fire Chief Jack Sweezy Jr. and Little Falls Police Chief Steve Post said in a joint release. They asked that anyone with information that cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze
Three Firefighters Injured Battling Newark Blaze Three Newark firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm fire, authorities said. Nearly 65 firefighter responded to the South Orange Avenue blaze at a vacant two-story commercial building around 8:57 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire spread to another vacant building next door, he said. One of the firefighters was taken to University Hospital for treatment of a minor head injury and released. The other two firefighters were treated at the scene by EMS and remained on duty.  No other injuries have been reported. The fire was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt
One Dead In Newark House Fire, Another Seriously Hurt Dozens of firefighters responded to a multi-family Newark residence Wednesday morning, officials said.  Fire broke out at 388 Summer Ave. shortly before 6 a.m. Sixty-five firefighters were called to the two-alarm blaze before it was brought under control around 6:40 a.m.  One person jumped from a window to escape the blaze, according to media reports.  Firefighters also discovered a deceased male on the first floor of the home. A second person suffered serious injuries, while three others suffered minor injuries. Two animals also died in the fire.   A total of se…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze
Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze A fire that quickly went to two alarms burned through a multifamily home in Newark Saturday night, officials said.  The blaze started around 9:50 p.m. at 168 Sherman Ave. Most of the residents managed to escape the three-story building on their own, but firefighters found six people in the basement and led them to safety.  The Red Cross said it was assisting 24 people from seven families. A total of 26 people and eight families were affected by the fire, Newark officials said.  The cause is under investigation by the Newark Fire Division's Investigation Unit. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion
Woman Killed In South Orange Fire Was Once Victim Of Home Invasion The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the victim in a deadly fire in South Orange early Friday. The blaze broke out at 231 Ward Place around 2:40 a.m. The fire left the three-story, single-family home heavily damaged. The victim, 48-year-old Cecelia Cranko, was found on the home’s top floor and was pronounced dead at the scene.  There were no other occupants in the home when firefighters arrived and no one else was injured, the prosecutor's office said.  Two years ago Cranko told WABC 7 News she had been attacked by a man in the Ward Place home. She was on the top…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire
Paterson Resident, 76, Killed In Fire Authorities were investigating a Paterson fire that killed a 76-year-old resident despite neighbors' efforts to rescue him. The three-alarm fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m Tuesday at 650 East 26th Street. The body of Russel Mahan was found inside the severely damaged two-family home, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. There was no immediate indication of what may have caused the fire. Various agencies united to investigate: the Paterson police and fire departments and the Passaic County prosecutor’s and sheriff’s offices. At the scene.Michael Jannicelli for DAILY …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report
Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report Fire gutted a multi-family Jersey City home Friday morning, but a far greater tragedy was averted by a quick-acting father and some helpful neighbors, WABC 7 reported.  The fire, at a home on Gates Avenue, broke out around 11 a.m. A resident "did drop three children out of the window and onto an awning," Chief Steven McGill told the station. Neighbors on the street helped catch the children.  The cause of the fire was still under investigation. 

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by Paul Milo