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'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire
A fast-moving fire that ravaged a Bergenfield home rekindled several hours later, bringing firefighters back.
No one was injured in the fierce afternoon fire, which ignited on the second floor of the single-family Carnation Place home behind the Knickerbocker Country Club on Tuesday, April 12.
Firefighters knocked down the blaze within a half-hour. It was placed under control around 4:40 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after it began.
Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Bogota, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly.
Carnatio…
Report: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit
Nine men hired by the Englewood Fire Department plain suing the city and its former and current manager after being let go days before they were supposed to start the academy, NorthJersey.com reports.
Firefighters Michael Cangro, Carlos Canizales, Kenneth P. Corrigan, Michael Kraus, Steven Longa, Thomas Martin, Michael Rawson, Jonathan Reitz and Sebastian Rollo went through background checks, psychological exams, physicals and drug screenings before accepting the offer, the article says.
They attended orientation on April 8 at the firehouse where they were fitted for gear, comple…
