During a week in which the vast majority of its calls were false alarms, the Livingston Fire Department investigated reports of smoke and gas odors; responded to two calls on oven fires at the same address; and answered a mutual aid request to help extricate a man crushed uunder porcelain slabs.
Extrication
On Monday, September 20, Livingston volunteer firefighters answered a mutual aid call from the Roseland Fire Department. Fire officials went to 140 Harrison Avenue, a building owned by the Kearny-based company Porcelain Source. There they assisted in the extrication of an employee who had been crushed under 6,000 pounds of porcelain slabs.
The accident took place at about 3 p.m., and although the victim was successfully removed, he did not survive. His name was not released.
According to reports, a medevac had been on standby, and arrived at the landing zone, but was then canceled before the transportation of the patient took place.