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NJ.com: North Bergen blaze on Wednesday displaced a total of 25 people
Originally Published: Friday, January 13, 2012
Firefighters battle a blaze on Broadway near 74th
Street in North Bergen on Wednesday.
The aftermath of Wednesday’s four-alarm fire at a three-story Broadway building near 74th Street in North Bergen has 25 people displaced and two buildings condemned, officials said.
“The investigation is ongoing as to what started the fire, but we are looking at some space heaters in the area affected by the flames,” said North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Acting Chief Frank Montagne.
Nos. 7400 and 7404 Broadway are set for condemnation, and 7408 Broadway was also badly damaged.
Hudson County Red Cross response manager Claudio Perez said 13 people from five different families displaced by the fire are all staying at the same local hotel under the care of the Red Cross.
The other dozen individuals have been relocated elsewhere to stay with friends and family, Perez added.
Local businessman Larry Wainstein and the North Bergen Concerned Citizens Group announced they are donating $1,000 to the fire victims.
The group is also collecting clothes and nonperishable food items for the victims, Wainstein said, and they are encouraging people to donate money through the Red Cross.
Checks should be made out to: American Red Cross of Northern NJ, and mailed to 209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield NJ 07004.
“The fire is a horrific tragedy for the people who live and work in those buildings and we want to offer whatever help we can,” said Wainstein. “This is the kind of tragedy that demands a community response.”
Wainstein added that clothes and food for the victims can be dropped off at his store, Tonnelle Wine & Liquors, 8516 Tonnelle Ave., North Bergen.