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The embers “had been placed in a bucket directly next to the garage,” sparking the April 12 fire at a Beech Road residence, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said earlier this week.
Responding police and firefighters found the homeowner trying to douse the blaze with a garden hose, the chief said.
Firefighters from Fair Lawn and Hawthorne provided mutual aid.
No injuries were reported.
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