Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
1-Year-Old Bergen County Baby Severely Burned By Scalding Coffee
A 1-year-old boy was severely burned when he pulled a cup of scalding hot coffee from the top of a TV in the family living room, Garfield police said. The boy suffered second-degree burns on his upper right chest and upper right shoulder in the 8:45 a.m. accident Wednesday on Malcolm Avenue, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Based on the severity of the burns, he said, Hackensack University Medical Center paramedics summoned AIrMed One, which picked up the boy with his father at nearby 20th Century Field barely a block from their home. Both were taken to the Burn Center at St. Barnabas in Livingston,…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Industrial Worker, 30, Hospitalized With Burns In South Jersey: Police
A South Jersey industrial worker was hospitalized after suffering burns from a hydronic heating system Tuesday afternoon, police said. The victim — a 30-year-old man — was burned by a hydronic heating system at Aurobindo Pharma on Windsor Center Drive shortly before 10:40 a.m., Lt. Jason Hart told DailyVoice.com. A SouthStar medical helicopter was requested and later canceled, according to initial reports. The victim was ultimately taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment, Lt. Hart said.
