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Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof
Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof A worker survived a 25-foot fall from the roof of a Glen Rock home on Thursday, authorities said. The Glen Rock Ambulance Corps took the 37-year-old Fairview man to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson following the 8:50 a.m. mishap on Pinelynn Road, Lt. Frank Riggio said. His injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, Riggio said. OSHA was notified. ****** ALSO SEE: Two PSE&G workers were burned Thursday – one seriously – when they struck a gas line that ignited on a Teaneck street, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/teaneck/police-fire/pseg-workers-burn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire
PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire Two PSE&G workers were burned Thursday – one seriously – when they struck a gas line that ignited on a Teaneck street, authorities said. Both were working in a construction hole on Merrison Street near Grange Road when the fire flashed shortly before 11 a.m., Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. “Apparently, they were using a cutting instrument when they struck a gas line that ignited,” Faggello said. “One employee was severely burned on the arm while the second had less serious burns.” The Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps and medics responded along with police, the deputy chief sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout
Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout In what is reportedly the largest settlement in New Jersey history, the family of an Essex County mom who was paralyzed by a falling utility pole will get $125 million from Verizon, reports say. West Orange mom Maria Moser Meister, 50, was waiting for a bus on her way to work when a the pole fell in Union City on Jan. 23, 2017, NJ.com reports. The pole, which was co-owned by Verizon through an agreement with PSE&G, was rotted at the base and snapped after 43 years, causing lifelong injuries to Meister’s body and head. As a result of the incident, Meister suffered from multiple spinal a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire 21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire
21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire Live wires temporarily kept firefighters from dousing flames that destroyed 21 vehicles on a lot off Broad Avenue in Ridgefield. A wire downed in Thursday night's storm ignited two vehicles in the depot, filled with hundreds of new vehicles, next to Metro Fuel on Hudson Avenue near H Mart, authorities said. Firefighters found two vehicles fully involved with live wires arcing over them, blocking initial suppression efforts. They doused nearby oil tanker trucks to prevent them from catching fire while they awaited PSE&G. The fire broke out off Broad Avenue (Route 1) in Ridgefield.D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Destructive Passaic Blaze While Battling Water Issues Firefighters Douse Destructive Passaic Blaze While Battling Water Issues
Firefighters Douse Destructive Passaic Blaze While Battling Water Issues UPDATE: Water supply issues and downed power lines made things even more difficult Thursday morning for firefighters who doused a blaze that destroyed a Passaic home. Nine people were displaced in the Pennington Avenue fire, city officials said. No serious injuries were immediately reported. City firefighters found the porch of the 2½-story, wood-frame home fully involved when they arrived shortly after 8:30 a.m. Mutual aid companies found several dry hydrants as the fast-moving fire, which began at two alarms, quickly went to three bells and then four. The blaze forced firefighters to m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township A local business owner escaped injury on Saturday when his Jeep slammed into a utility pole in Washington Township, authorities said. The impact of the crash split the pole and took down a pedestrian crossing sign at Colonial Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The 60-something driver may have misjudged the turn, responders said. There were no suspicious contributing factors, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. The severely Jeep had to be towed and the streets surrounding the intersection closed while a PSE&G crew conducted repairs. Boyd A. Loving took the photos.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus ALERT: Route 17 was expected to remain closed in both directions past 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury Wednesday after his rig hit a fire hydrant and utility pole, then burst into flames at an exit ramp off southbound Route 17 in Paramus. One of several civilians who stopped gave the driver his coat after the crash at the Ridgewood Avenue exit downed utility lines across the highway -- knocking out power and cable to several area customers -- shortly after 2:30 p.m. "He's shaken up," the good Samaritan's boyfriend told Daily Voice from the scene. "He d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Freak Accident: Englewood Crash Brings Utility Pole Down On Second Vehicle, Two Extricated Freak Accident: Englewood Crash Brings Utility Pole Down On Second Vehicle, Two Extricated
Freak Accident: Englewood Crash Brings Utility Pole Down On Second Vehicle, Two Extricated An overnight crash in Englewood on Sunday pulled down three utility poles, one of which struck another vehicle behind the first one, authorities said. A Lexus wagon driven north by a 57-year-old Elmwood Park woman struck a pole on northbound Grand Avenue at the Linden Avenue intersection around 3:15 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said.The pole pulled down two others with it as it toppled, he said.  One of the poles hit a Toyota Rav 4, also heading north, occupied by a 42-year-old Connecticut man and a 21-year-old Englewood man, Halstead said. City firefighters freed two of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole
Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole A 22-year-old driver refused hospitalization for a neck injury after a sedan split a utility pole Monday afternoon in Hawthorne. A PSE&G unit was summoned to assess the damage to the pole, although there was no loss of power in the area after the crash in the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue. A tow truck was called to remove the vehicle. Hawthorne police and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
30 Driven From Homes As Electrical Fire Races Through Hackensack Apartment Building 30 Driven From Homes As Electrical Fire Races Through Hackensack Apartment Building
30 Driven From Homes As Electrical Fire Races Through Hackensack Apartment Building An electrical fire raced through several apartments, driving 30 people from their homes in a Hackensack apartment building Sunday night. City firefighters said they found fire in the walls and floors of apartments on all three floors of the Main Street building. It took time to complete the job because of "an electrical issue throughout the building, which is what led to the fire being in several apartments," the department said. PSE&G responded to cut power. No injuries were reported. Joining Hackensack's bravest at the scene were their firefighting colleagues from Englewood, Tean…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Hackensack Driver Who Toppled Pole In Crash Was DWI A Hackensack man was drunk when his car knocked down a utility pole at a busy Hasbrouck Heights intersection, authorities said. The 2001 Audi Quattro driven by Dmitriy Sidorenko, 50, went off the road on Boulevard at the Passaic Avenue Circle shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and the pole needed to be replaced by PSE&G, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. Sidorensko, who wasn’t seriously injured, received several summonses, including having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and refusing to take a breath test, in addition to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Mountainside More Than 1,000 Without Power In Mountainside
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Mountainside Downed wires caused a mass power outage Monday morning in Mountainside. A PSE&G outage map showed nearly 1,200 customers were briefly without around noon. Police said a line was knocked down on Ackerman Avenue. PSE&G crews were on scene for repairs as of 12:30 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more. Outages Monday in Mountainside.PSE&G Outage Map

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by Cecilia Levine