04-12-09 Bergenfield, NJ - Working Garage Fire
April 12, 2009 - At approx 1320 hrs, Bergenfield firefighters were dispatched for a reported garage fire located at 73 River Edge Road. Deputy 1 (DC Edward Kneisler II) arrives confirming a working fire in a garage attached to a 1-1/2 story wood frame. Just as Engine 745 and Ladder 742 arrive, a propane bottle inside the garage explodes as handlines are being stretched. No firefighters where injured in the explosion and the fire did not extend into the house. New Milford was called in as the FAST. Hackensack Engine 4 to the scene and Dumont and Englewood FD's covered empty Bergenfield firehouses. Fire was placed under control at approx 1345 hrs.
Video of explosion taken by Alex Kneisler, BFD.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3PgwSGWvkw
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Turkey dinner ends in explosion.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Last updated: Sunday April 12, 2009, 6:11 PM
BY RICHARD NEWMAN
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
A Bergenfield man set his garage on fire today while trying to deep fry a turkey for his family’s Easter dinner.
The owner of the home on River Edge Road was taken to the Englewood hospital with burns on his face. The burns were “not too serious,” said Bergenfield Fire Chief Robert Byrnes, who did not know the victim’s name.
He was cooking the turkey in the garage and the oil caught fire and a propane tank exploded, said Byrnes.
The fire gutted the one-car garage attached to a Cape Cod-style home. Firefighters quickly put out the fire and the home was not damaged.
The man’s daughter, who would identify herself only as Jeanne, said she didn’t know how the fire got out of control.
“There was an explosion after it went up in flames,” she said. She said she expected her father to return home for dinner, but they would not be having turkey.
E-mail: newman@northjersey.com
Read MoreVideo of explosion taken by Alex Kneisler, BFD.
** 40 seconds into video **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3PgwSGWvkw
***This is the new working link***
Turkey dinner ends in explosion.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Last updated: Sunday April 12, 2009, 6:11 PM
BY RICHARD NEWMAN
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
A Bergenfield man set his garage on fire today while trying to deep fry a turkey for his family’s Easter dinner.
The owner of the home on River Edge Road was taken to the Englewood hospital with burns on his face. The burns were “not too serious,” said Bergenfield Fire Chief Robert Byrnes, who did not know the victim’s name.
He was cooking the turkey in the garage and the oil caught fire and a propane tank exploded, said Byrnes.
The fire gutted the one-car garage attached to a Cape Cod-style home. Firefighters quickly put out the fire and the home was not damaged.
The man’s daughter, who would identify herself only as Jeanne, said she didn’t know how the fire got out of control.
“There was an explosion after it went up in flames,” she said. She said she expected her father to return home for dinner, but they would not be having turkey.
E-mail: newman@northjersey.com
