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Middlesex Girl, 6, Saves Firefighting Dad, Family In Overnight House Blaze Middlesex Girl, 6, Saves Firefighting Dad, Family In Overnight House Blaze
Middlesex Girl, 6, Saves Firefighting Dad, Family In Overnight House Blaze LITTLE HERO: A Middlesex County firefighter, his wife and their two kids may have lost many of their belongings in a destructive weekend fire, but they have their 6-year-old daughter to thank for getting out safely. The blare of a smoke detector woke Madalyn Karlbon, who saw smoke and immediately ran to wake her dad, former Fire Chief Jimmy Karlbon, shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. A blaze that broke out after something was left cooking on the kitchen stove was spreading fast. Madalyn’s mom had fallen asleep watching TV downstairs. Her father was in a nearby bedroom upstairs, as was her 2-year…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Quick Response Contains Ridgefield Park Industrial Blaze UPDATE: Quick Response Contains Ridgefield Park Industrial Blaze
Update: Quick Response Contains Ridgefield Park Industrial Blaze UPDATE: With help from a sprinkler system and colleagues from other towns, Ridgefield Park firefighters doused a warehouse blaze Wednesday night. The fire was reported around 5:45 p.m. after someone working at the Industrial Avenue building heard a popping sound and saw smoke, responders said. The blaze quickly went to three alarms, with two more for coverage, they said. Bogota, Cliffside Park, Hackensack and Little Ferry firefighters were among those providing mutual aid either at the scene or for the village. Several ladders quickly were put into operation and a trench was cut to help …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
VIDEO: Fire Destroys Home Of Kearny Mom, Son VIDEO: Fire Destroys Home Of Kearny Mom, Son
Video: Fire Destroys Home Of Kearny Mom, Son A Kearny mom and her son lost their dog, personal belongings and home in a Tuesday night fire, family friends said. The blaze broke out on the second floor of the 123 Stuyvesant Ave., around 10:38 p.m., with flames extending to the attic, Deputy Kearny Fire Chief Joseph Mastandrea said. Firefighters from Kearny, Jersey City, Kearny and Harrison had the blaze under control in a little more than an hour, Mastandrea said. One of the occupants sustained minor injuries at the scene but refused treatment, he said. Investigators remained at the scene Wednesday morning to determine the cause. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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
Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory
Fair Lawn Teen Honors Dad's Memory As he rushed to a Fair Lawn house fire on Wednesday, a young volunteer carried with him a heavy heart. Junior Fair Lawn Firefighter Terrance Pridmore, 17, “dropped everything to help out with the fire even though his dad passed away last month,” his mother said after the Oak Street blaze. The wake for Terrance Pridmore Sr. was Thursday evening at the Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ 07506. From the time his son was born, the elder Pridmore courageously battled gastrointestinal stromal tumors, which produce the rarest of all cancers. “He put up a great fight…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Franklin Lakes Fire Quickly KO'd Franklin Lakes Fire Quickly KO'd
Franklin Lakes Fire Quickly KO'd Firefighters quickly doused a Monday morning house fire in Franklin Lakes. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 9 a.m. in the 200 block of Mabelann Avenue. It was knocked down within 20 minutes, keeping much of the damage to the exterior of the 2½-story home. No injuries were immediately reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company
Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that broke out Friday afternoon at a Wayne adhesive and sealant company. Pallets were reported burning around 2 p.m. at Royal Adhesives & Sealants on Burgless Place off Route 23. Firefighters responding to the two-alarm blaze knocked it down within 15 minutes. Plant managers told responders there were no hazards other than rubber burning. A hazardous materials unit was requested as a precaution. Royal Adhesives & Sealants says it manufacturers “high performance adhesives, sealants, encapsulants and polymer coatings.”

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged
Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged UPDATE: A 26-year-old local resident was charged Wednesday in the overnight arson fire that destroyed a Franklin Lakes church, Daily Voice has learned. James Mayers remained hospitalized in police custody after members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Arson Investigations Unit charged him with first-degree aggravated arson that caused the destruction of a building and burglary. Police quickly took Mayers into custody after the fire broke out at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Franklin Lake Road near High Mountain Road just after 1:30 a.m., responders said. Firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire HEROES: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire
Heroes: North Arlington Police Officers Revive Lifeless Dog After Dousing Shed Fire Two North Arlington police officers had just knocked down a raging shed fire when the owner carried out his motionless dog. Officers Nicholas Valakas and Mark Ballantyne had used a garden hose and fire extinguisher to douse the flames that engulfed the Arlington Boulevard structure. They then collected Darla from her owner and began chest compressions, assisted by firefighter Mark Cunningham. EMT James Sackerman of the North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad attached an oxygen mask to the distressed pup. Ballantyne then drove Darla to Veterinary Care of Clifton, accompanied by Sackerman…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home
Pre-Dawn Thanksgiving Blaze Damages Hillsdale Home Firefighters doused a pre-dawn Thanksgiving Day blaze in a Hillsdale home. The fire broke out just after 2 a.m. in the second-floor bedroom of the Lincoln Avenue home and quickly went to two alarms, borough fire officials said. All of the occupants got out OK, they said. The fire was contained to the bedroom and declared under control around 3 a.m., less than an hour after the call came in, fire officials said. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Park Ridge, River Vale, Westwood and Woodcliff Lake.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Roof Collapses In House Fire, Paterson's Bravest 'Save Neighborhood,' Mayor Says VIDEO: Roof Collapses In House Fire, Paterson's Bravest 'Save Neighborhood,' Mayor Says
Video: Roof Collapses In House Fire, Paterson's Bravest 'Save Neighborhood,' Mayor Says Paterson firefighters “saved a neighborhood” when they doused a blaze that collapsed the rear of a vacant building late Monday and spread to an adjoining building, Mayor Andre Sayegh said. No injuries were immediately reported in the four-alarm fire, which broke out around 10 p.m. in the first-floor rear of a vacant 2½-story mixed-use building on Rosa Parks Boulevard. Flames quickly rushed up through the building, collapsing the rear roof. The fire spread to a three-story, multi-family house next door, displacing 10 people, authorities said. The Passaic County prosecutor’s arson unit was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious' Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious'
Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious' A fire that tore through four houses in Jersey City early Friday morning is under control, a city spokeswoman said.  The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Wade Street near Rutgers Avenue and went to four alarms before it was contained. Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and returned to duty. There were no other reports of injuries.  A GoFundMe has been launched for a Jersey City police officer and her family of 13 who were displaced by the fire  The cause of the fire was still under investigation Friday morning but it was believed to have been fed by a gas l…

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by Paul Milo