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Victim Critical After Electrical Explosion At Meadowlands Solid Waste Plant Victim Critical After Electrical Explosion At Meadowlands Solid Waste Plant
Victim Critical After Electrical Explosion At Meadowlands Solid Waste Plant An electrical explosion at a solid waste facility in North Arlington severely burned a worker on his face and side, authorities said. The 62-year-old victim from Paterson was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston following the mishap at the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission facility on Baler Boulevard shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, Police Capt. Robert J. Reilly said. He was listed in critical condition, the captain said. Borough police, firefighters and the North Arlington Volunteer Ambulance Service responded along with an ALS unit and a crew from PSE&…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies
Driver Who Set Himself On Fire During Bayonne Police Pursuit Dies UPDATE: A driver who set himself on fire while being pursued by Bayonne police has died, authorities said. Officers in an unmarked vehicle activated their lights and siren in an attempt to pull over the as-yet unidentified driver for several violations in the area of 54th Street and Broadway shortly before 11 p.m. July 13, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The driver kept going, heading west on 50th Street before eventually turning down dead-ended 52nd Street, he said. Officers approached the vehicle after he stopped and repeatedly ordered him out, Bruck said. The d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community
Heartbreak: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community A community clutched faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here." Am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment
House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment A community clung tight to faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Burn Victims Airlifted To Hospital Jersey Shore Burn Victims Airlifted To Hospital
Jersey Shore Burn Victims Airlifted To Hospital Police, firefighters and EMS crews in Ocean County were called to help a pair of burn victims, authorities said. The emergency call came in about 3 p.m. on Wednesday at 112 Woehr Ave. in Lakewood, according to initial reports.  At least one of the burn victims was a child and a Medevac helicopter was called to transport the patient to St. Barnabas Medical Center, according to an unconfirmed report.  It was unclear how the victims were burned.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Captain Hospitalized With Burns, Pre-Dawn Paterson Blaze Displaces 49 Fire Captain Hospitalized With Burns, Pre-Dawn Paterson Blaze Displaces 49
Fire Captain Hospitalized With Burns, Pre-Dawn Paterson Blaze Displaces 49 UPDATE: A Paterson fire captain was hospitalized for burns sustained in an overnight blaze that displaced nearly 50 people, authorities said. Firefighters quickly went to defensive operations as flames tore through the 3½-story, wood-frame building on North 7th Street after igniting shortly after 2 a.m. Most of the interior collapsed within an hour. The fire captain was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with burns that weren't considered life-threatening, authorities said. The interior quickly collapsed in the blaze on North 7th Street in Paterson.Joseph Fehl for DAIL…

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by Jerry DeMarco