New Milford basement fire quickly snuffed

ONLY ON CVP: A New Milford resident returned home this afternoon to a basement fire believed sparked by a faulty alarm system.

Jerry DeMarco

11/21/2014 9:58 p.m.

Borough firefighters quickly snuffed the Graphic Boulevard blaze, limiting the exterior damage.

They were joined by their colleagues from Oradell, while an engine each from Bergenfield (FAST), Dumont and River Edge provided mutual aid.

The scene was cleared in a little over an hour.

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