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Ridgefield Park firefighter dies hours after fighting fire

A Ridgefield Park firefighter lost his life Sunday after he fought a fire at a Bogota home that also resulted in the injury of three residents and two other firefighters. Firefighter Steven Dembski left

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Jul 16, 2007, 6:18 PM

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