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Firefighters Battle Overnight Blaze In South Jersey (PHOTOS) Firefighters Battle Overnight Blaze In South Jersey (PHOTOS)
Firefighters Battle Overnight Blaze In South Jersey (Photos) An overnight fire heavily damaged a home in Gloucester County, authorities said. The fire broke out at about 1 a.m. Friday, July 5 on the 1000 Block of Lindberg Drive near Delsea Drive in Deptford, according to Union Fire Co. #1. Units responding included: Squad 921, Engine 942, Engine 931, Ladder Tower 926, Ladder Tower 936, Engine 933, Engine 911, Utility 947, Ladder 516, Engine 934, RIT Team 736 and RIT Team 812. A passerby reported the house on fire, officials said. Squad 921 was the Duty Engine for Deptford and was first to arrive and confirm heavy fire. All residents were evac…
Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police
Overnight Fire Displaces South Jersey Family Of 5 From Apartment, Damages Business: Police A family of five from Camden County was displaced by an overnight apartment fire, authorities said. Businesses below the apartment, where the fire began, also were damaged, Gloucester Township police said. On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to 32 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a report of a structure fire.  Arriving officers found heavy smoke coming from the building which contained several commercial businesses downstairs as well as an occupied upstairs residential apartment. All occupants were quickly evacuated and there w…