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Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD A child suffered a minor injury after the Westfield Day Care Center had to be evacuated after a ceiling tile fell on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 1:25 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the day care located inside Redeemer Lutheran Church at 229 Cowperthwaite Pl. and found a small drip tray from a roof mounted air conditioning unit had leaked and caused a ceiling tile and the drip tray to fall, the Westfield Fire Department said in a release.  The children were relocated to the Roosevelt School, firefighters said. The Westfield Vol…

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by Sam Barron
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Home Explosion Rocks Quiet North Jersey Neighborhood Home Explosion Rocks Quiet North Jersey Neighborhood
Home Explosion Rocks Quiet North Jersey Neighborhood An unoccupied home in Westfield was destroyed following a fiery explosion on Monday evening, July 29, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., firefighters responded to a home on the 100 block of Tudor Oval and found the structure ablaze with evidence of an explosion, the Westfield Fire Department said in a release. Debris was scattered around the area, firefighters said. Firefighters said they transported a second alarm at 10:23 p.m., requesting additional units to assist with containing the blaze. A third alarm was transmitted at 10:38 p.m., firefighters said. Police evacuated nearby homes, fire…

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by Sam Barron