Fire contained to fireplace in ridgewood apartment, Ridgewood NJ
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A fire started in the fireplace of an apartment near North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. The fire was contained and extinguished with smoke released through the chimney.
Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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00:38
Transcript:
00:00
Mr. Svetridge, Fire Department, all apparatus responding, near North Maple Avenue, near Cross and Pine Tree, and Mulberry Place.
00:07
An apartment, Bravo 5.
00:09
Co-reporting, they had a fire starter in the fireplace.
00:12
Smoke was going out of the chimney.
00:14
Sounds like the fire is out at this time contained to the fireplace.
00:18
Peding, such a dispatch, Ridgewood Fire Department.
00:20
All apparatus is finding near North Maple Avenue for Crescent Pine Stream Mulberry Place.
00:25
Probably Bravo 5.
00:27
Ray fire that started in the fireplace and no smoke was going out of the chimney going back inside the home.
00:34
I'm going to put the fire out and all contained for the fireplace.
00:37
Your time of dispatch is 1630.
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Location mentioned:
N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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