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24 Victims Displaced By Mother's Day Blaze In Camden (VIDEO) 24 Victims Displaced By Mother's Day Blaze In Camden (VIDEO)
24 Victims Displaced By Mother's Day Blaze In Camden (Video) Two dozen victims from nine families were displaced in an early-morning fire that swept through a Camden apartment complex early Mother's Day morning. The three-alarm fire broke out at the Myrtle Place Apartments, made of brick but have been fitted with a wooden truss roof, local firefighters said. All residents made it out safely. Early this morning, Camden Firefighters battled a 3 alarm fire at the Myrtle Place Apartments. Crews arrived to heavy... Posted by Camden Fire Officers Local #2578 on Sunday, May 8, 2022 "Unfortunately, the first due fire engine (Engine 9) was closed due to …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Fire Displaces 33 Residents Jersey City Fire Displaces 33 Residents
Jersey City Fire Displaces 33 Residents A 4-alarm fire in Jersey City displaced 33 residents from 12 families Thursday night. The blaze ripped through a three-story multi-family home on Neptune Avenue starting at 10 p.m. Our disaster volunteers responded to a home #fire on Neptune Ave. in #JerseyCity, helping 33 people from 12 families, providing Red Cross emergency assistance for temporary lodging, food and clothing needs. pic.twitter.com/28DVhpPDAT — Red Cross New Jersey (@NJRedCross) June 18, 2021 June 17 2021 Jersey City, NJ - fire department transmitted a 2-Alarm Fire on arrival at 124 Neptune Avenue, Jersey City aro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
5 Families Displaced By Jersey City Fire 5 Families Displaced By Jersey City Fire
5 Families Displaced By Jersey City Fire Five children were among at least 15 people from five different families displaced by an overnight Jersey City fire. Flames shot out of the second and third floors of a multi-family home on Randolph Avenue when firefighters responded around 1 a.m., Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. A firefighter suffered a minor burn on his right leg, though none of the residents were injured, she said. The fire was under control around 1:45 a.m. Our disaster action team responded to a home #fire on Randolph Ave. in #JerseyCity helping 17 people from 5 families, providing Red Cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Of 8 'Loses Everything' In Summit Fire Family Of 8 'Loses Everything' In Summit Fire
Family Of 8 'Loses Everything' In Summit Fire A firefighter suffered minor injuries and a police officer was treated for smoke inhalation responding to a fire in the 50 block of Morris Avenue in Summit Monday morning, according to officials and published reports.  The fire broke out in the two story home around 9:30 a.m. and was brought under control in less than an hour.  Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteer responded to a Morris Ave. home #fire in Summit this morning, helping a family of 8, providing Red Cross emergency assistance for temporary lodging, food and clothing needs. — Red Cross New Jersey (@NJRedCross) November 11…

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by Paul Milo