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NJ 'Firebomb' Death Of Worker, 69: Long Island Biz Owner Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter NJ 'Firebomb' Death Of Worker, 69: Long Island Biz Owner Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
NJ 'Firebomb' Death Of Worker, 69: Long Island Biz Owner Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter UPDATE: A trucking and warehouse operator from Long Island ignited a “firebomb” at a waste management facility near Newark Airport that killed a 69-year-old worker, New Jersey authorities charged. Mark Cadieux of Lynbrook, NY, dumped more than 9,000 pounds of aerosol cans container pressurized dry shampoo into a rented trash bin, sparking the May 2022 fire, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The Dumpster had been taken to the Waste Management facility on Julia Street in Elizabeth, where its highly-combustible contents ignited “within minutes” of being dumped out, the attorney g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire
Community Rallies For Blairstown Family Displaced By Fire The community is rallying for a Blairstown family that lost most of their belongings in a fire. Firefighters responded to the first alarm fire on Frontage Road around 4 a.m. Monday morning after a resident called 9-1-1, fire officials said. The fire began in the attached garage but quickly spread to the house by the time firefighters had arrived -- upgrading the blaze to a second-alarm, responding departments said. Everything had been knocked down around noon, fire officials said. "While there were no injuries, the residents unfortunately lost most of what they own," Knowlton Township Fir…

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by Daily Voice