Officials are trying to determine what sparked a fire that damaged 10 school buses in northern New Jersey Wednesday.

The First Student bus company in Englewood says the blaze destroyed 3 buses.

Officials says there were enough standby buses to get students in Englewood, Teaneck, Westwood and Demarest to school on time.

Information from: The Record of Bergen County, http://www.northjersey.com

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A 54-year-old woman died this morning after a car hit her as she crossed Route 9.

Florencia Saravia, of the Smithville section of Galloway Township, got off a northbound bus at Route 9 and Smithville Boulevard. She stepped into the road and the path of a pickup truck heading south.

Driver Ronald D. Mathis, 45, of Little Egg Harbor, has not been ticketed or charged, according to a statement from Galloway police.

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division Dr. John Becker pronounced Saravia dead at the scene about 6:43 a.m., police said.

Corporal Ed Fryling, Detective Donna Buccaferni and Officer Greg Bollinger are investigating.

Firefighters at a fire station in Pelham (N.H.) had an emergency come right through the front door this morning. 
Shortly after 0815 hours two cars collided, the impact of which sent one of the cars into the front pillar of the fire station, causing significant structural damage to the building.


Authorities identified the driver of the car that crashed into the fire station as.....Continue Reading 

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A firefighter suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a vehicle while helping victims of a tractor-trailer crash that blocked interstate traffic for three hours.

Kirk Lunsford, a Crooked Creek firefighter, sustained injuries to his legs and head. His condition was not immediately available late Friday....Continue Reading

MILLVILLE - A two-alarm blaze got firefighters out of bed early Friday morning, and the cause is under investigation, a fire official said.

State Police and Millville police saw heavy smoke coming from a vacant home on the 400 block of North Fourth Street at 3:11 a.m., the official said. Firefighters arrived to find the attic on fire.

Eighteen firefighters responded to put out the flames, which damaged the attic and roof of the dwelling, the official said. The fire is being treated as suspicious and is under investigation by Millville police, the Fire Department and the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office.