Posted on 07/05/2002 12:45:37 AM PDT by LenS
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:44:17 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A day of celebration became a time for citywide mourning Thursday when a hellish pre-dawn blaze caused a duplex to collapse, killing three firefighters and three young sisters trapped in the pile of burning rubble.
Scores of emergency workers stared in disbelief at the charred, jumbled remains of the 2 1/2-story, wood-frame duplex on Broadway. It was the deadliest blaze for firefighters in New Jersey in more than a decade.
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"Stewart was still awake celebrating (his engagement) shortly after 1:30 a. m. when he got word from his mother that a home was on fire and children were trapped. His mother lived near the home."
"Though not officially on duty, Stewart told family members that he had to go if children were involved, say friends."
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