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Residents of a two-story apartment building in Passaic County were evacuated on Sunday after part of the first floor collapsed into the basement, authorities said. Emergency workers responded about 9 a.m. to the Hawthorne Garden Apartments in the 100 block of Rock Road in Hawthorne on a report of a collapse, according to Fire Chief Joseph Speranza. “A portion of the first floor had collapsed into the basement, compromising the utilities,” Speranza said in a statement posted to Facebook. “The remainder of the building was evacuated along with other buildings with utilities affected,” Speranza s…

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