Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The 24-hour establishment was promptly emptied and shut down pending an investigation and subsequent inspection.
The Wayne Hills Diner was evacuated Monday night after a fire reportedly occurred in the basement of the restaurant at about 11 p.m., authorities said. The fire reportedly started on a storage rack in the basement, said Fire Commissioner Steven Toth. The fire did not spread to the rest of the building. “The sprinkler system pretty much kept it contained to that rack,” Toth said. Smoke did come up from the basement into the dining room. The diner was promptly evacuated, Toth said. There were customers inside when the fire occurred. The Police Department's Arson Unit is investigating the fire. Toth said officials were trying to discover what caused the fire. There were no reported injuries, Toth said. All food that was open and being used …
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Wayne Hills Diner
1465 Hamburg Tpke, Wayne, NJ
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Resident was burning charcoal inside a gas grill before the fire started, authorities said.
The exterior of a Woodhaven Drive home caught on fire after a gas grill was set ablaze at about 9 p.m. Sunday night. A resident of the home was burning charcoal inside the grill, which may have caused it to catch on fire, said Fire Commissioner Steve Toth. The propane tank on the grill was melted and charred as a result. “We don’t know if it was leaking prior to the fire or because of the fire,” Toth said. The fire destroyed the grill and spread up the outside of the house, damaging part of it. The fire did not spread to the inside of the house, Toth said. The fire was extinguished in a matter of minutes. Two adults and a few children who were home were not injured and no firefighters were reportedly hurt, Toth said. Fire Companies 3, 4, …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
All five Wayne fire companies responded to the blaze.
All five fire companies put out a fire Monday evening at a facility that contained large vats of flammable industrial solvents, authorities said. Shortly before 2 p.m., Fire Companies 1, 2, and 5 were dispatched to Clifton Adhesives on Burgess Place off of Route 23 South for a reported fire alarm, said Fire Commissioner Steve Toth. Clifton Adhesives manufactures special industrial adhesives and coatings. John Gabriel, chief of Company 2, was first on the scene and found heavy smoke and flames coming from inside a mixing room that contained large vats filled with the flammable solvents, Toth said. Companies 3 and 4 were also dispatched to the scene. Using foam, the first firefighters inside the building, with the aid of the fire suppression…
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Clifton Adhesive
48 Burgess Pl, Wayne, NJ
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Vehicle was 'completely engulfed' in flames.
The driver and passenger were unharmed after the sport utility vehicle they were in caught on fire Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection of Weinmanns Boulevard and Preakness Avenue. Police blocked off part of Preakness Boulevard. The driver, Luigi Giacon, was on Weinmanns Boulevard when the 2002 Jeep Liberty he was driving caught on fire. "I started to smell burning rubber. Then I noticed that flames start to out from underneath the dashboard of the passenger's side," Giacon said. "I stopped the car and took a jug of water and started to douse the flame and that's when it started getting bigger." Giacon said the vehicle was "fully engulfed" in flames by the time police and fire personnel arrived. Craig Bedoe, …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Money was donated to a special fund for Jeffrey Razen, a resident EMT who is battling brain cancer.
Members of the Wayne Hills High School football team held a car wash to raise money for the Jeffrey S. Razen Special Needs Trust recently. Members of the Wayne Volunteer First Aid Squad established the trust to support Razen, a squad member who is battling brain cancer. Razen is a lifelong resident of Wayne. He has served on the squad for seven years and with Fire Co. 4 for six. Razen started out a driver for the squad. He eventually became an Emergency Medical Technician and an officer. The car wash was held at Fire Co. 3. Anyone who wants to make a donation to the fund should make a check out to the Jeffrey S. Razen Special Needs Trust and send it to P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07470. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel …
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10:55 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Wayne Police "Arson Unit" is investigating it ? Started on a storage rack in the basement ? Keep us posted Dan. How about Fuddruckers ? What's with these fires in diners all of a sudden ? more ›