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Wayne Fire Companies
Wayne, NJ
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Explosive Blaze At Preakness Hills Country Club Contained
A fiery inferno lit up the night sky over Preakness Hills Country Club on Monday, Dec. 29, as a maintenance building went up in flames, prompting a massive emergency response to prevent a potentially catastrophic disaster. Wayne Fire companies 3, 4, and 5 rushed to the scene on Ratzer Road just after 9:20 p.m. What they found was every firefighter’s worst-case scenario: a building fully engulfed in flames, dangerously close to both a fuel storage tank and a container of hazardous chemicals. “The first fire chief on the scene quickly realized the risks,” said Fire Commissioner Frank Velardi.…
Paterson, NJ
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: Fire Ravages Wayne Home
A Thursday morning blaze ravaged a Wayne home and destroyed a vehicle. George Fen took photos. Responders found flames blowing through the windows of both floors and the attic of the 2½-story, wood-frame home on Camillo Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. A quartet of Wayne fire companies doused the two-alarm blaze from several angles, knocking the bulk of it down within 45 minutes. Everyone got out OK, with one resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation, police Capt. Dan Daly said. A trio of Wayne fire companies doused the blaze from several angles.George Fen A report that the fire beg…
Paterson, NJ
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Fire Roars Through Wayne Home
A Thursday morning blaze ravaged a Wayne home and destroyed a vehicle. George Fen took photos. Responders found flames blowing through the windows of both floors and the attic of the 2½-story, wood-frame home on Camillo Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. A quartet of Wayne fire companies doused the two-alarm blaze from several angles, knocking the bulk of it down within 45 minutes. Everyone got out OK, with one resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation, police Capt. Dan Daly said. A trio of Wayne fire companies doused the blaze from several angles.George Fen Authorities couldn't immediat…
