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HEROES: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze HEROES: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze
Heroes: Police, Firefighters Rescue Trapped Residents, One Handicapped, In Paterson Blaze Moving swiftly and with purpose, Paterson police and firefighters got 10 people to safety in a fast-moving fire that severely damaged three homes before dawn Friday. The three-alarm blaze broke on the second floor of a home in the middle of a row of squat houses on Lafayette Street out around 3 a.m. In less than 15 minutes, the flames quickly had spread to each of the two neighboring homes, as well. Police Sgt. Ryan Duffy and Officer Juan Capella got 10 people – one of whom is handicapped – out of one of the homes and into the rear yard, where the fire had them boxed in, Public Safety Dire…

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