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3 Hospitalized As Fire Destroys Home In South Jersey: Police 3 Hospitalized As Fire Destroys Home In South Jersey: Police
3 Hospitalized As Fire Destroys Home In South Jersey: Police Three people were hospitalized when a fire destroyed a home early Monday, July 31 in South Jersey, authorities said. The fire at Villanova Court In Sicklerville also caused smoke damage in two adjoining dwellings, displacing a total of eight residents, according to Winslow Township police. The fire broke out at 1:30 a.m. The dwelling was fully engulfed with flames when first responders arrived, but was quickly extinguished, police said. Three people escaped the main dwelling, one through a second-floor window. All three were hospitalized with unspecified injuries, police said. The America…

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by Jon Craig
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CAUTIONARY TALE: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen CAUTIONARY TALE: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen
Cautionary Tale: NJ Woman Severely Burned After Cigarette Ignites Oxygen A Hackensack smoker on home oxygen suffered burns on her chest and face after her cigarette ignited an apartment fire, authorities said. The 50-something victim was alert when she was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following Wednesday's mishap at the Quail Heights Apartments on Prospect Avenue, city Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. A man who doused the fire sustained minor burns but declined medical attention, Derevyanik said. Fire officials were investigating, the captain said. Oxygen therapy ordinarily is prescribed to people with certain cardiac or respiratory conditi…

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by Jerry DeMarco