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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, a rollover crash on Route 17 North across from the Holiday Inn left two teenagers injured and sent local emergency responders into action Thursday night, Sept. 19, according to authorities.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, last Friday night at 11 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to a serious rollover accident on Route 17 near Franklin Avenue. The crash involved a vehicle that had flipped over, trapping one occupant inside while gasoline leaked into the car and onto the trapped individual.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, late Wednesday night, around 11 PM, the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department sprang into action to tackle an unexpected series of events on Route 46.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, busy day for the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department with 5 calls for service. Fire Fighters started their day at 5 am for smoke in an apartment off of Terrace Ave. Members around 1 pm responded to Burr Pl for a party pinned between a trailer and a staircase a 10-30 was transmitted and Wood-Ridge Rescue responded to the scene.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, around 730 pm on Wednesday Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to North Street in Teterboro for a chemical spill with one party injured. The injured party was removed by the department and turned over to be treated by EMS. Bergen County Hazmat assessed the scene and assisted with mitigation and cleanup.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, at approximately 9:30 pm on March 17th, the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department swiftly responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a rollover at the intersection of Route 17 S. and Williams Avenue. Upon arrival, Chief 60, Chief 61, and Chief 62 confirmed the rollover with entrapment. A 10–30 distress signal was transmitted, prompting mutual aid from the Wood-Ridge Fire Department. Crews from Squad 1, Engine 2, and the Rescue skillfully extricated the victim, who was then treated by EMS. Additionally, several handlines were deployed to address a significant fuel spill of gasoline and diesel. The Wood-Ridge Fire Department provided assistance on the scene and covered the Borough during the extended operation.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, at around 8:30 am March 12th, members of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to Church St for a reported electrical fire. Chief 60 transmitted a 1030 and requested mutual aid from the Wood-Ridge and Carlstadt Fire Departments. Crews stretched into the apartment and found fire in the wall. The fire was quickly extinguished before any extension.No injuries Reported.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, around 5:30 PM Monday evening the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department was dispatched to Raymond Street for a vehicle into a structure. Chief 62 got on the scene and confirmed the accident with entrapment. Crews from Squad 1 extricated the patient and turned her over to Holy Name EMS to be evaluated. Wood-Ridge Fire Department and Hackensack Fire Department ’s Safety Chief assisted on the scene while Moonachie and Lodi Fire Departments covered the borough.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, at 5:30 am, the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department was dispatched to Route 17 N by the Extra Space Storage for a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer on fire.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ,at 6 PM, Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief 60, Chief 62, Engine 2, and Squad 1 responded to the Hilton hotel for a fire alarm activation. Chief 62 found smoke coming from the boiler room and transmitted a 10–30. Crews from Engine 2 located a minor fire in the ventilation pit and quickly knocked the fire with no extension. Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department offered a special thanks to the Wood-Ridge Fire Department for assisting at the scene.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, around 4:30 pm, on Thursday ,Hasbrouck Heights Chief 62, Squad 1, Ladder 1, and Hasbrouck Heights Fire reserve unit, responded to the Shell gas station on route 17N for a vehicle that drove into the gas pumps. Chief 62 confirmed the accident and transmitted a 10-30. An engine from Wood-Ridge Fire Department was requested to the scene. No injuries reported .
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department members responded to Route 17 South by Ottawa Avenue for an MVA with several gallons of fluid leaking onto the roadway. HHPD had to shut down Route 17 South at Williams Avenue while the department and Bergen County Hazmat operated on the scene. The accident closed the south-bound side of the state highway from Williams Avenue to Franklin Avenue on Sunday afternoon adding to the already heavy Meadowlands traffic in the area at the time. Hasbrouck Heights Police were also the scene .
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, within an hour on September 8th the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to over six runs in the borough and Teterboro. In addition to several fire alarm runs, members responded to Teterboro for a fully involved vehicle fire with live wires down on top of it. Thankfully, there were no injuries and Mutual aid was provided by the Little Ferry Fire Department who assisted on the scene.
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Hasbrouck Heights Nj, at 8:30 am a borough of Hasbrouck Heights garbage truck flipped over closing all lanes of Route 17 north Thursday morning.
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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, file this under you not even safe in your own home, just after midnight, the department was dispatched to a vehicle into a house on the Boulevard near Baldwin Ave. Chief 60 got on the scene and transmitted a 10-30 and requested the Wood-Ridge Fire Department to respond. After investigating the scene, crews found the exterior gas meter was destroyed with free-flowing gas and structural damage to the basement. Wood-Ridge Fire Department and other mutual aid assisted on the scene and covered the Borough during this incident. No injuries reported.
