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        Firefighters rescue person with disabilities from burning home in Hillside

        Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out of the windows and a person with disabilities trapped on the first floor.

        Tony Caputo

        Jan 8, 2025, 5:38 PM

        Updated 15 hr ago

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        Quick-thinking firefighters in Essex County saved a person with disabilities from a burning home Wednesday morning.
        The fire erupted on the third floor of a multifamily home on Conklin Avenue in Hillside, engulfing the upper part of the building.
        Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out of the windows and a person with disabilities trapped on the first floor.
        Deputy Fire Chief Phil Sousa told News 12 that firefighters successfully rescued the individual and prevented the wind-driven flames from spreading to nearby homes.
        The cause of the fire was not immediately known.