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Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex
Deadly Fire Rips Through Atlantic County Apartment Complex One person died in an apartment fire in Atlantic County over the weekend, authorities said. Franklin Township police were called to the apartment on the 1000 block of Summer Avenue in the Minotola section of Buena at around 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2. Firefighters from Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties battled the fire for several hours. A person inside a second-story apartment suffered severe burns and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's identity had not been released as of Monday, Feb. 5. Several units of the apartment complex were burned in the fire and residents…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Displaced & Desperate: Ida Victims Storm Mayor's Office After Hotel Eviction (VIDEO) Displaced & Desperate: Ida Victims Storm Mayor's Office After Hotel Eviction (VIDEO)
Displaced & Desperate: Ida Victims Storm Mayor's Office After Hotel Eviction (Video) New Jersey families displaced by Hurricane Ida's wrath are apparently being evicted by the hotels housing them temporarily, and on Monday took their frustration to the city mayor himself. Some Oakwood Plaza apartment residents stormed the office of Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage Monday, begging for permanent housing large enough for their families and closer to their jobs and kids' schools, according to the outlet and a Facebook Live by Salaam Ismiall. The video shows the group heading into City Hall planning to speak with Bollwage, who ended up not being there. "We have nowhere to go," on…

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by Cecilia Levine & Nicole Acosta