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'Pray For Saniya:' Sadness Spreads Following Death Of Girl, 6, In Bayonne Fire 'Pray For Saniya:' Sadness Spreads Following Death Of Girl, 6, In Bayonne Fire
'Pray For Saniya:' Sadness Spreads Following Death Of Girl, 6, In Bayonne Fire Sadness spread throughout Bayonne following the death of a 6-year-old girl in a fire Sunday, June 30. Firefighters found Saniya Felton unresponsive around 11:40 p.m., while responding to the flames and smoke that billowed from 438 Avenue C, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Saniya was taken to Bayonne Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m., Suarez said. "Please pray for Saniya and her family 🙏😢💔," the city's office of emergency management said in announcing the girl's death. Mayor Jimmy Davis called it an "earth-shattering tragedy." "S…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire
Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire A 72-year-old man died in a Secaucus fire late Sunday, Jan. 15, authorities said. John Meisenburg was found inside of a third floor unit after a fire broke out in a second floor unit at caround 11:50 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Meisenburg was taken to Hudson Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:52 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16. A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force found that while the fire originated in a second floor unit, Meisenburg's third floor unit suffered heavy smoke damage. The fire does not appear to be suspi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Suspicious Fire: Man, 80, Dies After Being Pulled By Jersey City Rescuers From Burning Mattress Suspicious Fire: Man, 80, Dies After Being Pulled By Jersey City Rescuers From Burning Mattress
Suspicious Fire: Man, 80, Dies After Being Pulled By Jersey City Rescuers From Burning Mattress The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are investigating a three-alarm fire that killed an 80-year-old man in Jersey City. The fire broke out just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at 92 Danforth Ave. -- a senior apartment building, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The fire was confined to a unit on the second floor, where firefighters forced their way in and were met with heavy smoke condition, Suarez said. The blaze was coming from the living area of the apartment, where a mattress was found close to the floor, Suarez said The man, who…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Authorities ID Couple Killed In Bayonne Fire, 32 Residents Displaced UPDATE: Authorities ID Couple Killed In Bayonne Fire, 32 Residents Displaced
Update: Authorities ID Couple Killed In Bayonne Fire, 32 Residents Displaced Authorities have identified the two victims of Friday morning's Bayonne apartment building fire. Balbina Macchio, 75, and John Macchio, 65, were found lifeless in Unit 236 of the Islandview Court blaze just before 2 a.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. They were transported to Bayonne Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. All 12 units in the building were affected by the fire and a total of 32 occupants have been displaced — 28 adults and four children. Firefighters responding to the early-morning blaze saw heavy flames s…

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by Cecilia Levine