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Popular Central Jersey Pizza Shop Shuttered By Fire Popular Central Jersey Pizza Shop Shuttered By Fire
Popular Central Jersey Pizza Shop Shuttered By Fire A popular pizza shop in Middlesex County was heavily damaged by fire, authorities said. Jerusalem Pizza at 230 Raritan Ave. in Highland Park has been closed down due to the blaze. At approximately 11:14 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 6, the Highland Park Police Department received a 911 call about a fire. Officers arrived at the scene and found heavy smoke and a working structure fire. Officers were able to successfully evacuate all residents from the location, although one was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, police said. Among those called to the scene were the Middlesex County Office of the Fir…

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Blaze Spreading From 4 Vehicles To Business: Police Central Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Blaze Spreading From 4 Vehicles To Business: Police
Central Jersey Firefighters Knock Down Blaze Spreading From 4 Vehicles To Business: Police A dozen fire companies from Central Jersey knocked down a fire that spread from four vehicles to a nearby business. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 09:19 a.m., Middlesex Police Lt. Thomas Falk observed heavy black smoke and found a vehicle on fire at 4 Smalley Ave., police said. The fire originated in the engine compartment of a truck that was on the property and spread to three other vehicles and the structure of a business, American Power Cord Corporation.  The Middlesex Fire Department arrived and requested a second alarm activation.  Fire companies from the D…

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire
Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire An elderly woman died Monday after a fire broke out at her home in Middlesex County, authorities said.  The fire was not suspicious in origin, Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash said on Tuesday afternoon.. The 72-year-old woman lived alone in the two-story house, Dudash said. Her name was not released pending notification of her family. The woman was found in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene, Dudash said. The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, he said. More than 20 firefighters responded to the two-story home after a passerby called to report s…

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by Jon Craig