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Ridgewood NJ, a two-alarm fire broke out at a single-family home in the 300 block of Beveridge Road, Ridgewood, on Tuesday, September 10th, just before 8:45 AM. The blaze left the home uninhabitable, though fortunately, no severe injuries were reported.
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Hawthorne NJ, at 10:23pm the Hawthorne Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house fire on Cedar Place. Upon arrival Chief 50 reported a 2.5 story wood frame home heavily involved in the rear first and second floor extending into the attic with heavy fire conditions present.
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Glen Rock NJ, on January 5th at 8:39 AM ,Glen Rock Police Patrols, along with Glen Rock Firefighters, were dispatched to a commercial building on the 500 block of Broad Street on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival officers found the interior filled with smoke with both the fire and carbon dioxide alarms sounding. The source of the fire was determined to be under the roof, where contractors had been working the prior day. Glen Rock Firefighters extinguished the fire with the support of the Fair Lawn and Hawthorne Fire Departments. The building department deemed the structure to be unsafe and a continued investigation is being conducted by Fire Investigation and Fire Prevention officials.
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Glen Rock NJ , the Glen Rock Police report that on Thursday February 25th at 2:51 a.m. Glen Rock Police Patrols, along with Glen Rock Fire Fighters, responded to Henry Street on a 9-1-1 report of a utility emergency. A power service voltage interruption caused the activation of residents’ smoke alarms and caused an odor of smoke in some of the homes. PSE&G determined that the source was a malfunctioning transformer which subsequently resulted in a power outage to numerous homes. The matter was turned over to PSE&G for correction.
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Glen Rock NJ, A strong odor of chlorine inside of the Village of Ridgewood’s Water Pollution Control Facility, located at 561 Prospect Street, Glen Rock, caused multiple employees of the facility to feel ill on Saturday morning, 08/03, and resulted in emergency response by Glen Rock Police, Glen Rock Fire, Glen Rock EMS, and the Bergen County Hazmat Unit. Two (2) of those overcome by fumes were transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for treatment. The source of the odor remains under investigation by Fire and Hazmat personnel.
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August 8,2018
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Glen Rock NJ, Members of Glen Rock Fire Department extinguished a small dumpster fire at 50 Chadwick Place, Glen Rock on Tuesday afternoon, 08/07. No injuries were reported. Glen Rock Police also responded.
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October 22,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock firefighters required mutual aid assistance from fire departments in several nearby communities to battle a series of brush fires along NJ Transit train tracks in their Borough that temporarily disrupted rail service on NJ Transit’s Main & Bergen Lines on Saturday afternoon, 10/21. No injuries were reported related to the blazes, but there were multiple property damage reports (fences, light poles, etc.). The fires were reportedly started by a defective part on an NJ Transit train that made it as far as Harriman, NY (with no fires reported anywhere else other than in Glen Rock).
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May 19,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock PD, FD, and EMS personnel rushed to aid the driver of a silver colored Nissan Rogue after it crashed into a large tree in front of 44 Radburn Road, Glen Rock on Friday morning, 05/19. The vehicle flipped after hitting the tree, causing damage that pinned the driver inside. The victim was freed by Glen Rock FD members and then transported by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Injuries to the victim appeared to have been non life threatening. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital was also at the scene. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked Nissan. Glen Rock PD is investigating the accident’s cause.
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May 9,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, For the second time less than 12 hours, Glen Rock FD responded to a house fire at 289 Rock Road, Glen Rock. The fire this time, on Monday morning, 05/08, appeared to have been contained to a laundry basket. A Glen Rock PD officer had removed the burning laundry basket from the home prior to the arrival of FD personnel. Firefighters from Ridgewood and Hawthorne assisted Glen Rock FD personnel at the scene. No injuries were reported; Rock Road was again closed between South Maple Avenue and Harding Plaza while emergency crews worked.
