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Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning NJ Home Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning NJ Home
Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning NJ Home A New Jersey police officer who doubles as a firefighter saved a woman from a burning home, and it was all caught on his body-worn camera. Clark Fire Capt. Thomas Sweeney was working his shift as a Millburn police officer when a fire broke out at a home on Old Short Hills Road around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Oct. 26. The bodyworn camera footage shows Sweeney, a Clark firefighter since August 2020, running into the home without protective fire gear. Sweeney then finds an elderly woman trapped and pulls her to safety. Firefighters said all other occupants had already escaped and that the fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business 3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business
3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business A New Jersey mirror and glass company was destroyed by a fire overnight. The Kenilworth Fire Department and Rescue Squad responded to New Jersey Mirror and Glass on the 700 block of Kenilworth Boulevard around 3:25 a.m., the rescue department said. 🚨 WHILE YOU SLEPT: 🚨 Early this morning around 0326, the Kenilworth Fire Department and Rescue Squad was dispatched to a... Posted by Kenilworth, NJ Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad on Saturday, October 7, 2023 Smoke and flames were shooting out of the building, and a second alarm was called. Fire departments responded for mutual aid and firefigh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Historic Elizabeth Church Destroyed By Fire 'But Believers Go Forth' Historic Elizabeth Church Destroyed By Fire 'But Believers Go Forth'
Historic Elizabeth Church Destroyed By Fire 'But Believers Go Forth' A historic Elizabeth church was destroyed by an early-morning fire just hours before Sunday services. The blaze had burned through the roof of the Shiloh Baptist Church at 95 Murray St., within minutes of erupting around 3:10 a.m. The fire reached four alarms and was under control around 6 a.m. Shiloh Baptist Church was founded in 1879, its Facebook page says.  Clark Fire Department at the scene.Clark FD Parishioners and community members sent encouraging words to Pastor William Ingram on Facebook. "Please keep the Shiloh Baptist Church , Elizabeth, New Jersey in prayer and Pastor Wi…

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by Cecilia Levine