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NorthJersey.com The cat formerly known as Mr. Woo has a new lease on life after one of Paterson s bravest pulled the feline from a March 7 fire. He has new digs, a new family and a new name now, but for a time things looked grim. The apartment fire on Fair Street displaced 18 people and resulted in a daring rescue of a man and his toddler daughter. It also upended the small world of Mr. Woo, who was hiding under a bed on the third floor when a firefighter from Paterson 1 discovered him and pulled him out. He was covered in smoke and soot, his paws were purple, [he was] dehydrated and lethargic, said Paterson Firefighter Michael Scherer. He had wheezing and crackling in the lungs from smoke inhalation. He wouldn’t eat or drink or use the litter box. ....
The man had been dangling the girl over the railing of the fire escapeas firefighters arrived. The mayor and the fire department have taken steps help to the fire victims one step farther, leading the clothing drive to help families who lost everything. I was personally at three of these fires, and they were extremely rough, hard working fires, acting Fire Chief Frank Calamita said. The guys did the best they could to save as much property as we could. The Red Cross and extended family are providing temporary housing, but still, more than 100 people have ben left with only the clothing they were wearing. ....
PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) Two New Jersey firefighters are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a man and his 3-year-old daughter from a burning building in Paterson. When firefighters arrived at the brick walkup on Fair Street Sunday morning, the father was holding his daughter over the railing of a second-floor fire escape as the flames drew closer. He probably started to panic a little bit and you know was ready to drop the daughter and we came and I told him No, no, don t do anything, I m coming up, said Robert Santore, Paterson Fire Department. I proceeded to go up the ladder of the fire escape, he handed the daughter to me, and I came about halfway back down. Brian was below me, I handed the baby off to him and I went back up to help the adult. ....
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