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Officials: Downed wires electrocute woman in Fanwood

Authorities say that electrical wires knocked down by a storm killed a woman in Fanwood. Witnesses say the 26-year-old Plainfield woman was driving down Midway Avenue when she tried to avoid a fallen

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Jul 19, 2016, 12:30 PM

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