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Police & Fire
Oil Tanker Takes Down Hackensack Traffic Light
An oil truck took down a Hackensack traffic light after crashing into a utility pole Wednesday. The Hackensack Fire Department responded to River and Passaic streets along with the Bergen County Signals Division to replace and remove the light. No injuries were reported.
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: Gas Pump Pulled From Base Ignites Fire At Route 4 Station In Hackensack
A gas pump was snapped from its base, igniting a fire at a Route 4 service station in Hackensack, after an SUV driver pulled away without waiting for the attendant to remove the nozzle from his tank. The attendant at the Lukoil on the eastbound highway near the River Edge border doused the flames himself after the emergency cutoff switch engaged around 3 p.m. Wednesday, city firefighters said. No one was injured, they said. Firefighters remained at the station until a city building official arrived. Police were investigating. SEE: www.facebook.com/HackensackFire/
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Backhoe Falls Into Sinkhole While Repairing Hackensack Mall's Broken Pipe
A backhoe working to repair a broken water main fell into a sinkhole in the parking lot at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack Monday, authorities said. The mall had closed at approximately 1 p.m. to restore water to the facility. The backhoe was digging to repair the broken water main when it fell in the hole, Hackensack Fire Captain Justin Derevyanik said. No injuries were reported.
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3 Hospitalized In Hackensack As Bergen HazMat Responds To Unknown Odor
One firefighter and two residents were sent to the hospital Thursday night after being exposed to an unknown odor in a Hackensack apartment building, fire officials said. Six people were injured including the three hospitalized, the other trio declined treatment, Hackensack Fire Captain Justin Derevyanik said. At 8:13 p.m., an unknown odor that irritated residents' throats brought a Bergen County HazMat Unit, Hackensack Fire Department and Teaneck FAST team to the third floor of the 2000 building of the Avalon Hackensack at Riverside apartments, the captain said. Bergen County HazMat clear…
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Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. UPDATE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.
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: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
This story has been updated. HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.
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: Ridgefield Park Man, 73, Killed In Overnight House Fire
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- An overnight house fire killed a 73-year-old Ridgefield Park man, authorities confirmed. Luis Ocha-Sanchez was trapped inside after the fast-moving Brinkerhoff Street blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m., Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A firefighter also was injured when he slipped on ice, responders said. The cause of the fire was accidental, Calo said. Flames shot through every window of the house and the roof as firefighters spent nearly two hours bringing the blaze under control. Because someone was killed, the Bergen County Arson Investigatio…
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: No One Injured When Part Of Park Ridge Ceiling Collapses
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — The driver of a FedEx truck got out OK after a rear ceiling of the Hertz Building in Park Ridge collapsed Tuesday night, responders said. The 75-by-75-foot section toppled above a rear loading dock at the Brae Boulevard building after a frozen water pipe burst around 6 p.m., they said. No injuries were reported, and damage apparently was limited to the truck. Borough police and firefighters responded, along with the Hackensack Fire Department, while an ambulance as put on standby but wasn't required, responders said. The sprinkler system was shut down and the building ev…
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No One Injured When Part Of Park Ridge Ceiling Collapses
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — (UPDATE) The driver of a FedEx truck got out OK after a rear ceiling of the Hertz Building in Park Ridge collapsed Tuesday night, responders said. The 75-by-75-foot section toppled above a rear loading dock at the Brae Boulevard building after a frozen water pipe burst around 6 p.m., they said. No injuries were reported, and damage apparently was limited to the truck. Borough police and firefighters responded, along with the Hackensack Fire Department, while an ambulance as put on standby but wasn't required, responders said. The sprinkler system was shut down and the bu…
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Firefighters: New Two-Way Street Makes Hackensack Safer
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- It was meant to help Hackensack's businesses, but the conversion of State Street into a two-way has helped make the city safer, responders said. "Companies now can make a left hand turn out of headquarters due to the conversion of State Street into a 2-way," the Hackensack Fire Department said. "This should improve response times to the North End of the city." ALSO SEE: State Street Reopens As Two-Way Road In Hackensack
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