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Two Killed In Kearny Fire: Prosecutor Two Killed In Kearny Fire: Prosecutor
Two Killed In Kearny Fire: Prosecutor Two people were killed in an early morning fire in Kearny on Friday, Dec. 6, authorities said. Around midnight, the Kearny Fire Department responded to a fire at 56 Hamilton Ave. and encountered heavy fire coming from a single residence, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Two people, Martin Wilson, 61, and Mary Beth Guenther, 58, were located within the structure with serious injuries, Suarez said. They were transported to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead, Suarez said. A preliminary investigation determined the fire originated in the basement of the structure, Su…

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by Sam Barron
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IDs Of Two Dead In Hudson County Fire Released, Arson Task Force Investigating: Prosecutor IDs Of Two Dead In Hudson County Fire Released, Arson Task Force Investigating: Prosecutor
IDs Of Two Dead In Hudson County Fire Released, Arson Task Force Investigating: Prosecutor A fire early Friday, Dec. 6 in Hudson County has claimed the lives of two residents and is being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force, officials said. The blaze in Kearny broke out just after midnight at a home on 56 Hamilton Ave., where firefighters arrived to find heavy fire pouring from the residence, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. During fire suppression efforts, emergency responders discovered two victims inside the home with severe injuries. Martin Wilson, 61, was rushed to University Hospital in Newark and pronounced dead at approxi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Found In Passaic River Body Found In Passaic River
Body Found In Passaic River A man's body has been recovered from the Passaic River, authorities in Hudson County said. The unidentified man was found floating in the river near Passaic Avenue and the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, March 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Kearny Police Department and the Kearny Fire Department recovered the body, and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The Cause and Manner of death of are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.  The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Kearny P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Following 2nd Fire At Kearny Chlorine Plant, Sierra Club Calls For Investigation Following 2nd Fire At Kearny Chlorine Plant, Sierra Club Calls For Investigation
Following 2nd Fire At Kearny Chlorine Plant, Sierra Club Calls For Investigation A fire that broke out at a Kearny manufacturer of swimming pool chlorine in May proved unusually difficult to extinguish, repeatedly rekindling over the course of several hours after firefighters thought it had darkened down for good. On Wednesday, nearly two months after the fire had finally been put out, the Alden Leeds plant on Kearny’s industrial waterfront was burning once again. The more recent blaze was quickly put out and had not flared back to life as of Thursday afternoon, but the state’s leading environmental group says this second fire since May underscores the danger the pla…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Stubborn Kearny Chlorine Fire Under Control Stubborn Kearny Chlorine Fire Under Control
Stubborn Kearny Chlorine Fire Under Control Firefighters from New York, Jersey City, Newark and several other towns helped contain a blaze at a Kearny factory that went to four alarms and spewed a noxious plume of smoke across a broad swath of Hudson County.  The fire, at the Alden Leeds plant on Jacobus Avenue in industrial South Kearny, started at around 10 p.m. Friday and had climbed to four alarms by midnight before firefighters, including crews in fire boats, were able to bring the fire under control Saturday morning.  Alden Leeds manufactures pool cleaning products made of chlorine, complicating efforts to fight the f…

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by Paul Milo
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Kearny Chlorine Plant Fire Shuts Skyway, Residents Told To Stay Indoors Kearny Chlorine Plant Fire Shuts Skyway, Residents Told To Stay Indoors
Kearny Chlorine Plant Fire Shuts Skyway, Residents Told To Stay Indoors UPDATE: The fire was brought under control Saturday morning after reaching four alarms.  The Pulaski Skyway in Kearny was closed in both directions after a manufacturing  plant went up in flames, stranding drivers on the roadway Friday night. The blaze, which hit at least three alarms overnight, broke out around 10 p.m. at the Alden Leeds plant, located on Jacobus Avenue under the skyway. The company makes chlorinated tablets and other chemical treatments for swimming pools.  Residents in Hudson County, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island were urged to shut their windows d…

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by Paul Milo & Cecilia Levine