The Randolph township schools superintendent was hospitalized after a fire at his Wyckoff home Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
A detached garage at the Wyckoff residence of Randolph schools superintendent David M. Browne caught fire Tuesday afternoon, injuring Browne, according to police. WYCKOFF -- The Randolph Township schools superintendent was hospitalized after a fire broke at his Wyckoff home Tuesday afternoon, according to police and state records.
David M. Browne, 55, suffered burns and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Wyckoff police Chief Benjamin Fox said in a news release. Browne's injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, Fox said.
Records with the Department of Education show Browne, who is also a board member of the Morris-Union Jointure Commission, resides at the Wyckoff Avenue residence where the fire broke out Tuesday.
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Officers responded to the Wyckoff Avenue home around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday and found a detached garage engulfed in flames, Fox said in a news release.
Browne, identified by police as the homeowner, was lying outside the garage, the chief said. Fire crews from Wyckoff and several nearby towns extinguished the blaze.
"The garage and its contents were destroyed," Fox added. "There was no damage to the main living quarters of the home."
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Arson Squad was investigating what sparked the fire, Fox said. Officials with the prosecutor's office have not yet responded to a message placed Tuesday afternoon seeking more information.
Browne took a leave from his position with the Randolph school district this year for what school officials described as a "family medical leave." They have declined to provide further details of the leave, citing personnel reasons.
Police said additional details were not immediately available. A spokesperson for the Randolph school district declined comment.
Ben Horowitz and Justin Zaremba contributed to this report.
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