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'I Got You:' Video Shows Hackettstown Cop Lifting Elderly Woman Through Window Of Burning Home 'I Got You:' Video Shows Hackettstown Cop Lifting Elderly Woman Through Window Of Burning Home
'I Got You:' Video Shows Hackettstown Cop Lifting Elderly Woman Through Window Of Burning Home The moment a Hackettstown Police officer saved a 91-year-old woman from a burning home by lifting her out the window was captured in a heroic video clip. The blaze broke out at a home on Thomas Drive just after 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 24. Independence Township Police responded and assisted a 61-year-old woman out of the residence — but her mother was still trapped inside. Hackettstown Police Officer Ryan Blankenship arrived, entered the home, and found the woman in a bedroom. He then “went through the bedroom window and lifted her off the bed and handed her out the window” to Indepen…

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by Valerie Musson
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Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home A fiery Warren County home explosion caused one person to suffer a burn to the head and brought more than a dozen emergency crews to the scene. The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to a home on Willever Lake Road off Jackson Valley Road and confirmed the fully-involved blaze around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said. Several surrounding departments also responded and immediately began attacking the fire and providing mutual aid, MTFC said. A medical helicopter was on standby as crews worked to douse the blaze, which included multiple explosions, initial reports sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Crews Battle Warren County House Fire [PHOTOS] Crews Battle Warren County House Fire [PHOTOS]
Crews Battle Warren County House Fire [Photos] UPDATE: The Tuesday night fire that left a Hackettstown home uninhabitable was caused by a man who fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, authorities determined. --------------------------------------- Firefighters from several departments battled a blaze that broke out at a Warren County home late Tuesday. Tri-County Volunteer firefighters were dispatched for the first-alarm fire in Hackettstown just after 11:30 p.m., the company said. The fire occurred at 317 Sharp St., Hackettstown Police said. Fire departments in Hackettstown, Independence Township, Washington and Budd Lake Fire ope…

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by Valerie Musson