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Family Dog Killed, 2 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police Family Dog Killed, 2 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police
Family Dog Killed, 2 Firefighters Hurt In Toms River Blaze: Police A family dog was killed and a second dog is missing after a serious house fire in Ocean County, authorities said. On Monday, Feb. 28,at approximately 6:45 a.m., multiple police and fire units responded to Monroe Avenue for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, fist responders found the home was fully engulfed, police said.  Multiple fire companies from Toms River, and surrounding towns, arrived at the residence to extinguish the blaze.  The homeowners were not home when the fire began, but unfortunately one of the family dogs did perish in the blaze, and one rem…

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over
Toms River Driver, 43, Trapped, Killed After Convertible Snaps Utility Pole, Flips Over A 43-year-old man from Toms River was killed on Tuesday after he lost control of his convertible and struck a utility pole head-on, authorities said. Roy Piazza was driving westbound on Route 571 about 5:10 p.m. when his 2005 Chrysler Crossfire slid across the road and struck the pole head-on at the intersection of Whitesville Road and Leawood Avenue, Toms River police said.  After the pole broke into three pieces, the Chrysler flipped over, police said. Piazza was trapped under the Crossfire convertible and had to be extricated by the Toms River Fire Department. First responders per…

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by Jon Craig