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Prospect Park, NJ (Passaic) had a General Alarm Fire @ 296 North 8th Street at 13:30 hours today, 11/3/06. Command had heavy fire on all floors of a 3 story mixed occupancy, commercial on the 1st floor with apartments on the 2nd & 3rd floors. There were confirmed people trapped, but all were rescued and accounted for. Mutual Aid from the City of Paterson, Haledon, Hawthorne, Wayne & West Paterson to the scene and for covers. A school on North 7th Street was evacuated due to the smoke condition from the fire. Numerous ambulances from surrounding towns were requested to the scene for several children overcome by the smoke. EMS declared a Mass Casualty Incident.
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