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Resident's Illegal Burn Ignites Blaze Overlooking Greenwood Lake: Two FFs Injured, Home Gone
UPDATE: A resident conducting an illegal burn on a hill overlooking Greenwood Lake ignited a rapidly-spreading brush fire Saturday that engulfed one home, damaged two others and sent two firefighters to the hospital, authorities confirmed. The resident was burning wood and debris in a fire pit when the brush caught fire and flames spread up the hill in the Hewitt section of West Milford, a little over a half-mile from the New York State border, shortly before 12:30 p.m., March 18, West Milford Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello said. Two firefighters were transported from the scene to Chilton…
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Firefighters Injured, Homes Damaged By Brush Blaze Overlooking Greenwood Lake
UPDATE: A resident conducting an illegal burn on a hill overlooking Greenwood Lake ignited a rapidly-spreading brush fire Saturday that engulfed one home, damaged two others and sent two firefighters to the hospital, authorities confirmed. The resident was burning wood and debris in a fire pit when the brush caught fire and flames spread up the hill in the Hewitt section of West Milford, a little over a half-mile from the New York State border, shortly before 12:30 p.m., March 18, West Milford Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello said. Two firefighters were transported from the scene to Chilton …
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hurt Battling Massive Strip Mall Blaze In Parsippany: Developing
A firefighter was hurt while battling a third-alarm strip mall blaze in Parsippany overnight Tuesday. The fire broke out at Green Hill Plaza on Parsippany Road around 12:45 a.m., according to the Parsippany Police Department. An advanced life support ambulance was called to the scene after part of the building collapsed and a firefighter was injured, initial and unconfirmed reports said. The firefighter was later reported to be in stable condition, county officials told NJ Advance Media. Footage from the scene shows smoke billowing out of the mall. Meanwhile, Parsippany Road was closed b…
Police & Fire
Predawn Blaze Destroys Passaic Home, Damages Another
A predawn fire Monday destroyed an unoccupied Passaic multi-family home, damaged another next door and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Eleven people in all were displaced, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Jackson Street home when firefighters arrived around shortly before 4 a.m. It collapsed within an hour, they said. Residents next door got out safely as the fire spread to a neighboring home. The blaze was knocked down at 4:55 a.m. and declared under control at 6:10 a.m. The cause wasn't immediately determined. A firefighter required treat…
Police & Fire
Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured
Fire gutted two Clifton homes and damaged another, injuring a firefighter and displacing at least nine people, responders said. The injury wasn’t considered life-threatening, they said. The blaze broke out in the basement of an East 2nd Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. It spread to a car in a driveway that exploded, spreading the flames to a second home. The fire on 2nd Street in Clifton quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the buildings.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of t…
Police & Fire
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze
A firefighter was hospitalized with burns while battling a nighttime Newark blaze that damaged two homes. He was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Thursday night with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, fellow firefighters said. Responders found heavy flames between a pair of 2 ½-story wood-frame homes in the 200 block of North Street, one of which was vacant, shortly before 9:30p.m. The fire extended into the basement and the upper floors and cockloft of one of the homes, they said. Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour. The Red Cross te…
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: Fire Ravages Elmwood Park Multi-Family Home
An Elmwood Park multi-family home went up in flames Saturday night. Responders were met by flames and heavy smoke at the Fournier Crescent home just after 8:30 p.m. Hoarding conditions contributed to the extent of the two-alarm fire, which quickly spread to the attic, they said. One firefighter was injured, though not seriously, responders said. Two cats may have been lost. The Fournier Crescent fire quickly spread.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The main body of the fire was knocked down shortly after 9 p.m. The blaze was declared under control a little over an hour after that. Mutual …
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