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Bad news for motorists headed back to Jersey City via Pulaski. The right lane to Broadway is closed due to a car accident.

Reported By: NJ DOT - TOC North

NJ DOT - TOC North: accident on Pulaski Skyway northbound at Broadway (Jersey City) right lane closed

Drive safely!

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They say Friday the 13th means bad luck. Well, this Jitney Bus in Downtown Jersey City (Marin Boulevard) can attest to that! It looked to me that the the bus overheated last Friday (June 13th). If I see a vehicle on fire, I would not go anywhere near it.

Photos captured by: jag9889. So if you have flickr account, head over his stream ang give him props!

Street view of the incident. Click here for the map.

Another fire in Jersey City. Location: 50 Spruce Street, in the Heights area.

Here’s a 2-part footage I found on Youtube: Part 1 | Part 2

The video uploader (allhandsgoingtowork)said that the fire occurred at 12:15AM today. I don’t know what caused the fire, as it hasn’t been reported yet on the papers.

Second big fire in Jersey City in a week. Photos from WNBC

A two-alarm fire on Seaview Avenue (Greenville area) displaced adults and children and killed 3 pitbulls last night (June 3, 2008). Fire Director Armando Roman said that the fire was reported late (around 11PM) and the firefighters “took about two hours to bring the blaze under control“, according to WNBC.

In other news across Hudson River, residents along the Brooklyn and Queens shorelines complained that they smelled something like a burning rubber or plastic. Long Island Fire Departments suspected that the source of the odor might be from this JC fire last night.

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Any Jersey City residents stuck on Pulaski? An overturned vehicle is the cause of the delay on southbound area of South Kearny (South Kearny).

Here’s the report from njcommuter.com:

NJ DOT - TOC North: accident with injuries and overturned vehicle on Pulaski Skyway southbound area of South Kearny(South Kearny) right lane closed 1 mile delay.

Hope the injuries are just minor.

For illustration purpose only. This is not the actual fire.

There was a fire last night (May 29, 2008) at 182 New York Avenue in the Heights area of Jersey City. Eight people were displaced and relocated by Red Cross New Jersey.

The cause is still unknown, but according to the Arson Investigation Unit, the fire is not considered suspicious. Which reminds me of the St. Paul’s Avenue fire last May 11. The owner of that building tried to bribe the inspector, which resulted to his arrest.

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There’s an accident at the intersection of US 1&9 / Tonnelle Avenue and NJ 139 in JSQ area of Jersey City. I’m not sure what caused the accident but I hope it clears before afternoon rush hour comes.

3:59 PM 05/15/08 Incident
NJ 139 (Lower) Westbound at US 1 & 9/Tonnelle Ave.
Accident: Left lane closed.

Photo captured from 7online.com video.

A five-alarm fire spread from 272 St. Paul’s Avenue, Jersey City yesterday (May 11, 2008), “burned four homes, destroying two of them and forcing the relocation of 26 people….” according to the news.

It was an unfortunate accident during Mother’s Day, and it took several hours to bring the fire under control.

…At the house where the fire began, two women tenants were assisted out of a first-floor rear window by firefighters. A third family who lived there was at church when the fire broke out….

Meanwhile, a fireman was able to save a hamster, a pet owned by a kid named Miguel Cordova, who said he was still grateful despite of what happened.

Full news here.

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Rain isn’t here yet and we already have traffic incident in Jersey City. Here’s the traffic info from njcommuter.com:

6:03 AM 05/09/08 Detour
US 1 and 9 Southbound at County Rd. in Jersey City
Accident involving bus: Road closed. Follow detour.

6:03 AM 05/09/08 Incident
US 1 and 9 Northbound at County Rd./Manhattan Ave. West in Jersey City
Accident involving bus: One lane closed. Allow extra time.

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UPDATE (635AM) : Looks like the accident has cleared now, which is a good news. Drive safely!

Photos from Steve Kelley.

Jersey City resident Steve Kelley shares this fire incident that occurred in downtown JC this morning.

I was on my way to the PATH station when I noticed a fire that had just started down the street so I took a number of images. This was a fire at a Jersey City apartment complex. The first floor unit is fully engulfed in smoke and flames…

Building in smoke!

…at first i thought it was a garage for a car given the gaping holes in the first floor apartment and for some reason was focused on the shots to really process what was happening. At one point the daughter of the woman who died came running by screaming that her mother was trapped inside and would someone please do something. That was when I knew it was a tragic event and turned my attention to the fire engines instead…

Read the rest to learn what Steve has to stay about JC Emergency Services… (also more high quality pictures)

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