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A five-alarm fire in a three-story apartment building on Washington Place in Passaic, New Jersey yesterday afternoon left one woman in critical condtion and two injured firefighters. Here’s more from Jersey.com:

An occupant of a ground-floor apartment, identified only as a 53-year-old woman, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with critical injures, said Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost Sr. The woman’s apartment was “fully involved in flames” when firefighters arrived at the scene, Trentacost said.

Two firefighters were injured. One may have broken one or more ribs, Trentacost said. Another dislocated his shoulder. The firefighters, whose names were not released, also were taken to St. Joseph’s, the chief said.

 

Firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue a woman from a third-floor window soon after arriving at the scene, Trentacost said. Another woman was rescued from a second-floor apartment. Both were treated for minor injuries, Trentacost said.

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