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Jersey City Firefighters Battle Two Blazes In Brutal Cold, Wind, One Injured: Authorities Jersey City Firefighters Battle Two Blazes In Brutal Cold, Wind, One Injured: Authorities
Jersey City Firefighters Battle Two Blazes In Brutal Cold, Wind, One Injured: Authorities It was a long night for firefighters in Jersey City with multiple fires and harrowing conditions, authorities said. At 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, firefighters responded to a working fire to 203 Harrison Ave, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The fire was in the second floor ceiling with extension into the third floor, Wallace-Scalfione said. The fire was quickly brought under control and no injuries were reported, Wallace-Scalfione said. Five families were displaced and the building suffered moderate damage, Wallace-Scalfione said. The fire remains und…

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Man Shot In Doorway In Jersey City: Authorities Man Shot In Doorway In Jersey City: Authorities
Man Shot In Doorway In Jersey City: Authorities A 50-year-old Jersey City man was shot in the face in his doorway on Friday, Oct. 27, authorities said. Police arrived at 27 Grand Ave. at 9:56 p.m., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office, said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and is in critical but stable condition, Wallace-Scalfione said.  The investigation is ongoing, Wallace-Scalfione said.

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Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station
Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station A 16-year-old Jersey City teenager was arrested after officers spotted him with a knife on Monday, Sept. 25, outside a police station, authorities said. At 11:29 p.m., police observed the teenage boy with a knife start chasing another man at 1 Jackson Ave., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said. The teenager proceeded to swing the knife at the 51-year-old man before police were able to apprehend him, Wallace-Scalfione said. The two people were known to each other, Wallace-Scalfione said. The 16-year-old also had a pocket knife and two boxcutters, Wallace-Scalfi…

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Three-Alarm Fire In Jersey City, Two Firefighters Taken To Hospital: Authorities Three-Alarm Fire In Jersey City, Two Firefighters Taken To Hospital: Authorities
Three-Alarm Fire In Jersey City, Two Firefighters Taken To Hospital: Authorities Two firefighters were hospitalized following a three-alarm fire in Jersey City on Wednesday, Sept. 6, authorities said. Firefighters observed a fire inside a vehicle located on a hydraulic lift approximately 7-feet high inside an auto repair building, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office, said. Despite zero visibility, firefighters were able to contain the fire to the vehicle, Wallace-Scalfione said. Firefighters requested additional units to allow them to rotate in and out, Wallace-Scalfione said. Two firefighters were taken to a nearby hospital for heat exhaust…

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Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School A student was slashed outside Ferris High School in Jersey City on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 26, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said.  The student was slashed in the left hand and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said. Police are continuing to investigate.

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Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE) Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE)
Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (Update) The 7-alarm fire in Jersey City blaze that broke out on Tuesday, April 11, was under control as of Wednesday morning, April 12, officials said. Firefighters will remain at the recycling plant at 1 Caven Point Ave., where the fire started, to put out any hotspots, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, the press secretary for the mayor's office. After the fire started at the recycling plant, it extended north toward the Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and extended as far south as near Liberty State Park, Wallace-Scalcione said. The cause of the …

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