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Smoking Caused Flemington Apartment Fire That Left Resident With Critical Burns, Police Say Smoking Caused Flemington Apartment Fire That Left Resident With Critical Burns, Police Say
Smoking Caused Flemington Apartment Fire That Left Resident With Critical Burns, Police Say The Flemington apartment fire that left a resident with critical burns and seriously damaged the building last month was caused by smoking, officials said. Christopher Carroll, 59, was airlifted to Saint Barnabas Burn Center with severe injuries following the Nov. 22 blaze at the Hunter Hills complex in Flemington, DailyVoice.com reported. Carroll remained in critical but stable condition, police said Thursday. An investigation by the Flemington Borough Police Detective Bureau, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office and the Flemington Borough Fire Marshal’s Office found that the fire wa…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘HERO:’ Off-Duty New Jersey EMS Supervisor Rescues Burn Victim From Roaring Apartment Fire ‘HERO:’ Off-Duty New Jersey EMS Supervisor Rescues Burn Victim From Roaring Apartment Fire
‘Hero:’ Off-Duty New Jersey EMS Supervisor Rescues Burn Victim From Roaring Apartment Fire An off-duty New Jersey EMS supervisor jumped to action when he spotted flames coming from the window of an apartment building Thursday night. Michael Barrett from the Elizabeth EMS Fire Department called dispatch when he saw billowing flames near South St. and Rahway Ave. while driving home after his shift, officials said. Barrett — a 20-year veteran of the station — took matters into his own hands by knocking on the doors of the fire-ravaged building, where he discovered a victim in the burning apartment. Barrett then pulled the burn victim out of the apartment and to a safe area, a Faceb…

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by Valerie Musson