Tony Caputo

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Jan 8, 2025, 12:38 PM

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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.