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Fire Ravages Lodi Home Fire Ravages Lodi Home
Fire Ravages Lodi Home A fast-moving fire gutted a Lodi home. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out on Farnham Avenue just off Arnot Street near Harrison Avenue, shortly before 8 a.m. Firefighters were pulled out barely 20 minutes in as flames quickly spread through the 2½-story wood-frame home, compromising the interior of the structure. Firefighters were pulled from the home on Farnham Avenue in Lodi and had to go to an exterior attack.BT Fire Photos (Bill Tompkins) Firefighters had the blaze knocked down a little over an hour later and under control another hour after that. An official c…

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Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Paterson Multi-Family Home Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Paterson Multi-Family Home
Pre-Dawn Fire Destroys Paterson Multi-Family Home A fast-moving predawn fire destroyed a dilapidated Paterson multi-family home. The Lafayette Street blaze broke out shortly after 5:30 a.m. and quickly raced through the 2½-story wood-frame house. The Silk City's bravest were forced to go defensive amid frigid temperatures and wind gusts as the blaze went to a second alarm. They kept it from spreading, however -- knocking the bulk of the fire down by 6:50 a.m. and having it officially under control by 7:30 a.m. No injuries were reported. You can find an extensive gallery of photos from this and many other fires dating back more than 45 …

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Paterson Fire Captain Rouses Sleeping Residents In Early-Morning Blaze Paterson Fire Captain Rouses Sleeping Residents In Early-Morning Blaze
Paterson Fire Captain Rouses Sleeping Residents In Early-Morning Blaze UPDATE: A Paterson fire captain got two sleeping residents to safety early Sunday before flames blew through the roof of a string of attached homes anchored by a Greek restaurant, authorities said. The fire broke between a parked van and the 2½-story, wood-frame Berkshire Street building off Union Avenue shortly before 7 a.m., Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The flames "traveled through the unprotected truss flooring system" of three attached addresses and blew through the roof before they were knocked down a little under an hour later, Speziale said. Lightweight materials use…

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by Jerry DeMarco