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Newark Rallies Around Families Displaced By Blaze Newark Rallies Around Families Displaced By Blaze
Newark Rallies Around Families Displaced By Blaze A three-alarm blaze in Newark on Monday, April 22 displaced 39 people. Now the community is coming together to lend a hand. At 6:59 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at 576 Broadway, an occupied 3-story, multi-use, multi-family building, that also houses a supermarket and El Kiosko Restaurant and Grill, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Firefighters observed a heavy fire upon arrival, and immediately called a 2nd alarm, requesting additional firefighters to the scene, Fragé said. The fire extended to adjacent occupied buildings, including a liquor store with apartments ab…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire
Two Firefighters Fall From Loading Dock In Newark Recycling Center Fire Two Newark firefighters suffered minor injuries after falling from a loading dock battling a recycling center blaze. The fire consumed all three floors of Giordano Recycling on Frelinghuysen Avenue, when firefighters arrived around 6:45 p.m., Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The fire had climbed to a second alarm by 7 p.m., Ambrose said. No occupants were in the building. One firefighter was taken to University Hospital for evaluation after falling from a loading dock, while the other remained on duty. The hospitalized firefighter returned to du…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
4 People, Including 2 Firefighters, Hurt In Newark Blaze 4 People, Including 2 Firefighters, Hurt In Newark Blaze
4 People, Including 2 Firefighters, Hurt In Newark Blaze Two women were hospitalized for injuries suffered in a fire in Newark Sunday, authorities said.  The fire started at 39 Sunset Ave. around 12:35 p.m. and spread to a vacant building next door before it was extinguished shortly before 1 p.m.  In addition to the civilians who were hurt, two firefighters suffered shoulder injuries. One was treated at the scene and the other firefighter was taken to University Hospital.  The cause of the fire, which displaced five adults and a child, was under investigation by the arson unit. 

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by Paul Milo