Firefighter Revived After Heart Attack At Elmwood Park Blaze

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A firefighter who went into cardiac arrest at an Elmwood Park blaze early Thursday evening was listed as stable after surgery, authorities told Daily Voice.

The wind-blown three-alarm fire began in the basement or first floor of the 2½-story house on Halstead Place house before flames eventually shot through the roof.
Photo Credit: *Damien Danis*

The blaze drew firefighters from Garfield and Saddle Brook, while Lodi and Rochelle Park remained on standby.
Photo Credit: *Damien Danis*

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit was at the scene, although the police chief said the cause didn't appear suspicious.
Photo Credit: *Damien Danis*

The aftermath.
Photo Credit: *Joshua Jongsma*

The three-alarm blaze in the 2½-story house on Halstead Place also drew firefighters from Garfield and Saddle Brook.
Photo Credit: *Jon Ryan*

Lodi and Rochelle Park remained on standby.
Photo Credit: *Jon Ryan*

The injured firefighter was listed as stable after surgery.
Photo Credit: *Damien Danis*

Jerry DeMarco

10/30/2015 1:30 a.m.

"He seemed to have some sort of cardiac episode as he was putting his respirator on," Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice.

"They did CPR and used defibrillators and got him to the hospital quickly," the chief said.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit was at the scene, although Foligno said the cause doesn't appear suspicious.

The wind-blown three-alarm fire began in the basement or first floor of 2½-story house on Halstead Place house before flames eventually shot through the roof.

It also drew firefighters from Garfield and Saddle Brook, while Lodi and Rochelle Park remained on standby.

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