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Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities
Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities A car crashed into a townhouse in Summit on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Firefighters and police responded to the scene at Norwood Avenue at 9:43 a.m., a spokesperson for the City of Summit said in a release. Upon arrival, crews discovered that a resident’s vehicle had crashed through an internal wall in the garage, causing mild structural damage, authorities said. The gas and water lines in the unit were also damaged as a result of the crash, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but one of the two individuals in the car was transported to a nearb…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Neighborhood Amid Bitter Cold Well over a dozen homes in Teaneck were evacuated in frigid temperatures following a dangerous gas leak. Alerted by a resident, a PSE&G crew found high natural gas readings coming from the area of a home on Larch Avenue between North Street and Kenwood Place shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, Teaneck Police Lt. Kevin Brennan said. “The readings were at levels that warranted an evacuation of all residences within 330 feet,” the lieutenant said. Teaneck police, firefighters and members of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps worked together to clear the neighborhood and secure the scene,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized Following Morris County Gas Leak (UPDATE) Woman Hospitalized Following Morris County Gas Leak (UPDATE)
Woman Hospitalized Following Morris County Gas Leak (Update) A woman was hospitalized following a gas leak in Morris County, authorities said. According to Long Hill Township Police Lt. James Marczewski, the woman accidentally turned on the gas stove without igniting the burner at a home on Sunrise Drive shortly before 10:50 a.m. on Friday, May 20. The woman’s mother called 911 when she smelled gas and saw her daughter showing signs of an altered mental status, Lt. Marczewski told DailyVoice.com. The woman was then taken to Morristown Medical Center for further treatment.

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by Valerie Musson
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2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing 2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing
2 Airlifted In South Jersey Home Explosion, 4 Dogs Missing Two women were airlifted to area hospitals and at least four dogs were missing following an explosion in Vineland Wednesday, multiple news outlets were reporting. Police rescued one person from the rubble while the other walked out of the Cornucopia Avenue home her own around 12:30 p.m., abc6 reports. The home exploded with such force that the walls blew off raining holiday decorations and building debris across the yard– leave nothing but the building’s foundation, multiple outlets say. The force of the explosion blew the walls out of the building and only left the cement foundation stan…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
‘Worst Intersection In Town': South Jersey Accident Has Locals Fuming ‘Worst Intersection In Town': South Jersey Accident Has Locals Fuming
‘Worst Intersection In Town': South Jersey Accident Has Locals Fuming A bad crash at an even worse South Jersey intersection has drivers fuming. One person was trapped inside a car in an accident at the intersection of Corkery Lane and Blackhorse Pike in Williamstown on Monday morning, according to the local fire department.  A nearby gas leak may have also been caused by the crash, responders said. The wreck prompted outrage from locals on Facebook who say the intersection has a long history of being dangerous -- and apparently "too wide.” Residents fume over a notoriously dangerous South Jersey intersection.Williamstown Fire Department Firefighters and…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire
Update: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: A ruptured gas line fed the fire that destroyed two retail shops and severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper's office Saturday on Main Street, authorities said. Columns of smoke that could be seen for miles as city firefighters battled the blaze, which they said apparently began in the retail businesses -- presumably closed because of the coronavirus pandemic – sometime after 5:30 p.m. The three-alarm fire also severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper’s offices next door. At the scene on Saturday.Rob Munson The site was evacuated before the roof collapsed. No injuries w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Homes Temporarily Evacuated, Roads Closed After Work Crew Ruptures Gas Main Glen Rock Homes Temporarily Evacuated, Roads Closed After Work Crew Ruptures Gas Main
Glen Rock Homes Temporarily Evacuated, Roads Closed After Work Crew Ruptures Gas Main Two dozen residents in the immediate area had to leave their homes after a Glen Rock DPW crew ruptured a gas line while doing work on a sidewalk ramp Wednesday morning. Officials offered shelter at Borough Hall while repairs were done at the corner of Main Street and Argyle Road following the mishap just after 9:30 a.m. Police transported several residents who didn't have vehicles, Chief Dean Ackermann said.  The De Boer Drive from northbound Route 208 was temporarily closed. Lower Main Street, Argyle Road and Southboro Lane were also temporarily blocked off. The evacuated homes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies UPDATE: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies
Update: Victim, 48, In Ridgefield House Explosion Dies UPDATE: A 48-year-old Ridgefield man who was burned on 80% of his body when an explosion leveled his Ridgefield home on Monday succumbed to his injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Mark Schellack, who lived alone, was rescued from beneath the rubble of his garage by an off-duty police officer who lives nearby and two uniformed borough officers following the explosion on Abbott Avenue near Elizabeth Street just before 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was first taken to Hackensack University Medical Center before being flown to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Family members summoned a prie…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gas Leak At Fair Lawn Construction Site Temporarily Closes Eastbound Route 4 Gas Leak At Fair Lawn Construction Site Temporarily Closes Eastbound Route 4
Gas Leak At Fair Lawn Construction Site Temporarily Closes Eastbound Route 4 A gas leak at a construction site temporarily closed eastbound Route 4 in Fair Lawn Tuesday morning. A contractor hit a gas mean at a building under construction between East and West Amsterdam avenues, the former site of the Spivak Lighting building, around 9:30 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Adjacent buildings were checked, as well. One lane of eastbound Route 4 was reopened around 10 a.m. before all lanes eventually were reopened. A PSE&G crew joined Fair Lawn police and firefighters at the scene. The gas leak temporarily closed eastbound Route 4 in Fair Lawn on Tuesday.Google…

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by Jerry DeMarco