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Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: PHOTOS Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: PHOTOS
Driver Flown To Trauma Center In Warren County Crash With School Bus: Photos A driver was flown to a nearby trauma center after a multi-car crash involving a school bus in Warren County, authorities said. (Scroll for photos). The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to the crash on Route 57 near Watters Road in Mansfield Township around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the department said on Facebook. The crash involved a school bus with no passengers and a driver that had self-extricated with serious injuries, the department said. Emergency crews worked to stabilize the vehicles while an Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopter was called to take one of the victims to a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Several Pets Killed As 2-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Morris County Home (PHOTOS) Several Pets Killed As 2-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Morris County Home (PHOTOS)
Several Pets Killed As 2-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Morris County Home (Photos) Several pets were killed in a two-alarm fire that ripped through a Morris County home, authorities said. The Long Valley Fire Company responded to the blaze at 148 Stephensburg Rd. in Washington Township just before 12:55 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, the squad said. Upon arrival, the company confirmed heavy flames coming from the basement of the two-story stone-framed home, prompting a second alarm. The blaze was extinguished with help from numerous fire companies, including Washington Township, Schooley’s Mountain, Fairmount, Netcong, and Budd Lake, as well as the Tri-County Volunteer Fire …

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by Valerie Musson
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Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite
Trapped Kitten Rescued From Wheel Well At Warren County ShopRite Emergency crews were quick to save a kitten that had become trapped in a vehicle’s wheel well in the parking lot of a Warren County ShopRite. The Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company responded to the store on Route 57 in Mansfield Township around 5 p.m., the department said. Chief Kostenbader worked alongside Schooley's Mountain Fire Co. 3’s Chief Welch, who had been inside the store during the initial call, authorities said. The pair worked together to safely extricate the kitten — named “Mercedes” by the township’s animal control officer — from the wheel well of the vehicle. At 1700 …

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by Valerie Musson
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Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home A fiery Warren County home explosion caused one person to suffer a burn to the head and brought more than a dozen emergency crews to the scene. The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to a home on Willever Lake Road off Jackson Valley Road and confirmed the fully-involved blaze around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said. Several surrounding departments also responded and immediately began attacking the fire and providing mutual aid, MTFC said. A medical helicopter was on standby as crews worked to douse the blaze, which included multiple explosions, initial reports sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: 1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hospitalized In Serious Warren County Crash UPDATE: 1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hospitalized In Serious Warren County Crash
Update: 1 Airlifted, 3 Others Hospitalized In Serious Warren County Crash One person was being flown to a nearby hospital while three others were injured Wednesday morning following a serious crash in Warren County, authorities said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Rt. 57 and Stewartsville Road in Mansfield Township shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, the Franklin Township Fire Department said. Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopter was requested to transport one victim to Morristown Medical Center, while three others were transported by ground, the department said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.  Scroll down to view addition…

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by Valerie Musson
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Fire Damages Warren County Businesses Fire Damages Warren County Businesses
Fire Damages Warren County Businesses A Warren County laundry center and paint store were damaged in a second-alarm fire. Heavy smoke billowed out the back of TNT Laundry Center and Sherwin-Williams paint store on Washington Avenue in Washington Borough when firefighters arrived just after 11:45 p.m. Monday evening, firefighters said. The first-alarm fire increased to a second-alarm in less than 10 minutes after firefighters arrived. They remained on scene until 3:15 a.m., the Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company said. The flammable paint did not catch fire and the laundry center seemed to have suffered even more damage. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine