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Police & Fire
Two Netcong Families Lose Home In Two-Alarm Fire: Fundraiser
A two-alarm fire in Netcong left two families homeless on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities and a fundraiser set up to support the families said. At 7 p.m., Firefighters responded to the blaze on Dell Avenue, the Netcong Fire Department said. Fire officials could see the flames while traveling on Route 183 and upgraded the fire to a second alarm, firefighters said. Crews dealt with strong winds and freezing cold temperatures as they worked to extinguish the blaze, firefighters said. Embers carried by the wind ignited a small fire in an adjacent yard on Allen Street, firefighters …
News
Donations Surge For Morris County Family Left With Nothing After Explosive Electric Panel Fire
Donations are quickly rising for a Morris County family left with nothing after an electrical panel exploded, caught fire, and destroyed their home over the weekend. The blaze broke out in Roxbury before dawn on Saturday, April 29, according to a GoFundMe launched by Karl Weiss, brother-in-law of the victims, Joe and Claire Weiss. “A primary electrical line fell off a pole and contacted a nearby secondary line, sending high voltage surging throughout Joe and Claire’s house,” writes Karl. “Many wires inside the walls caught fire and the electrical panel exploded.” While Joe and Claire’s qu…
Business
Car Slams Into Morris County Restaurant (
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A popular Morris County restaurant had to close early Monday afternoon after a car slammed into the building, authorities said. The Netcong Fire Department responded to Sabor Latino Guatemala restaurant at 136 Main St. in Netcong around 4:25 p.m., the department said. Photos from the scene show the sedan with heavy front-end damage after slamming into the building off of the side lot. The restaurant was closed for the rest of the day, and it was not immediately clear when it would reopen or if anyone was injured. Scroll down to view additional photos from the crash scene. At approx…
Police & Fire
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: Fire Tears Through Garage, Attic Of Sussex County Home
Fire crews were quick to douse a roaring blaze that ripped through the attached garage of a Sussex County home before dawn Wednesday. The Byram Township Fire Department responding to the Stag Pond section of town around 2:20 a.m. were met with heavy smoke and flames billowing from the home’s garage and extending to its attic, the company said. The fire was upgraded to a second-alarm due to an “extremely limited” water supply before the department stretched several lines through the structure to combat the blaze. The department then established a secondary water supply from a nearby pond o…
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Dousing Morris County Residential Blaze
A firefighter fell through the floor while dousing a stubborn house fire in Morris County Monday evening, authorities said. The blaze broke out just after 6 p.m. at a home on Sandshore Road in Budd Lake, the Hackettstown Fire Department said. Several surrounding fire companies responded to a mayday transmitted for a fireman who fell through the floor and into the basement, authorities said. The mayday was later canceled after an attic ladder was passed down to the firefighter to help him escape safely, the department said. No injuries were reported in the fire, authorities said. The Scho…
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