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Toms River Mom Looking For 'Fresh New Start' Loses Home In Fire, Fundraiser Says
A family was rallying for support after the home of a Toms River mother of two was severely damaged in a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said a woman named Kristin, her daughter, and her son "lost everything" in the fire on Coolidge Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 10. The American Red Cross posted on social media that it was helping a family of five with immediate needs like food, clothing, and housing. Kristin's sister and the fundraiser's organizer Kelly Celentano said the family had just moved into the home in May. "They were looking forward to a fresh new start a…
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Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 25+ People, Injures Six First Responders In South Jersey
More than two dozen people were without homes and six first responders were injured after a fire destroyed several apartments in Pine Hill, according to officials and reports. The fire started at the 16-unit apartment building on West Branch Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Camden County firefighters union said in a Facebook post. "First-arriving firefighters found heavy fire showing from the building, people jumping from balconies, and received a report of at least one person trapped," International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 3249 posted. Last night just a…
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Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters
A dozen people were without homes after an apartment caught fire in Toms River, officials said. The fire was in a building at The Willows at Toms River apartment complex on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the township's fire prevention bureau said in a news release. Firefighters responded to 1000 Axl Drive at around 2:23 p.m. The first crews found a small grease fire started on a stove in one unit. The flames spread to the microwave, causing the sprinklers to activate and extinguish most of the fire. The water damage from the sprinklers spread into two other units. The Toms River Building Depart…
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Burn Victim 'Completely Starting Over' After Fire Destroys Atlantic City Apartments: Fundraiser
A family was rallying to support a man sent to a Pennsylvania burn center after a massive fire broke out in an Atlantic City apartment building, displacing more than six dozen people. A GoFundMe page said a man named Gene was one of the two victims airlifted to the Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The five-alarm fire on the first block of South Georgia Avenue started at around 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 11. The GoFundMe page had raised $800 from at least 12 donations as of Tuesday, July 16. "It is an absolute miracle he’s still with us, b…
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Karen Welsh GoFundMe
A Somers Point family was rallying for support after a fire significantly damaged the home of a woman and her three sons, according to a fundraising campaign. The family of four was displaced after their Chapman Boulevard home caught fire at around noon on Sunday, Apr. 14, Somers Point firefighters said. No injuries were reported and a cat was rescued from the home. Charlene Welsh started a GoFundMe page for her daughter Karen Welsh, a Spanish teacher at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts. She has three sons: ages 14, 11, and 7. The fundraising campaign had generated more…
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'Vibrant, Funny' Gardener's Home Severely Damaged In Central Jersey Fire: Fundraiser
A Central Jersey gardening club is rallying to support a woman whose home was severely damaged in a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. Keyport firefighters responded to a basement fire in a home on Cedar Street at around 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 3, according to a Facebook post by Lincoln Hose 2273. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the basement windows on all four sides of the house. Despite dealing with heavy rain and 20-mph winds, firefighters were able to knock down the fire in the basement and the wall of the first floor. No one was injured…
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Two People Displaced After House Fire In South Jersey
A home caught fire in Manchester Township, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the house fire on Conestoga Drive in the Whiting section of the township at around 5:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 3, the department said in a news release. Officers found smoke coming from the back of the home and called firefighters to the scene. Everyone inside the home got out safely and no one was injured. Crews put out the fire and a building inspector determined the home was uninhabitable. The American Red Cross said it was helping a family of two displaced by the fire. The group w…
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Three Families 'Lost Everything' In South Jersey Multi-Home Fire: Campaigns
Three families in Egg Harbor City are rallying for support after their homes caught fire, according to fundraising campaigns. The families were displaced after two houses on the 200 block of Liverpool Avenue were destroyed on Friday, Mar. 1, Egg Harbor City police said in a Tuesday, Mar. 5 news release. The New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross said it was helping six people with immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing. Three GoFundMe pages said Unique Cohen, Melanie and Richie Prince-Borges, and Thomasita Ramos were among the fire victims. The online fundraisers w…
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Thomasita Ramos GoFundMe
At least six people were without homes after several houses caught fire in Atlantic County, officials said. The New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross said it was helping six people from two families after a multi-house fire on Liverpool Avenue in Egg Harbor City on Friday, Mar. 1. Red Cross volunteers assisted with immediate needs like housing, food, and clothing. According to a GoFundMe page, the fire started at around 9 a.m. and spread to the home of Thomasita Ramos. More than $550 from at least 12 donations had been raised on the GoFundMe page as of Monday, Mar. 4. Thom…
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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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Fire Destroys Home In Mercer County: Police
A fire destroyed a home in Lawrence Township, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 26, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Lawrence Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting smoke coming from 175 Johnson Ave in Eggerts Crossing Village. Police found a visible fire on the second floor of the home. The residents were not home. The fire was brought under control at about 2 p.m. There were no injuries, however the home sustained significant damage, police said. The American Red Cross responded to the scene to aid the displaced family, they said. Members of the…
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'Lost Everything:' 20 People Without Homes In Wildwood Apartment Fire
A fire ripped through an apartment in Cape May County, leaving 20 people without homes, including a man and his pregnant wife. Wildwood firefighters were called to the building at 319 East Juniper Avenue just before 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the city's fire department said. The building has six apartments on two floors. Everyone got out of the building, but one person was airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital after suffering burns and smoke inhalation. A Wildwood police officer was treated at the scene for minor injuries after slipping on ice. Firefighters knocked down the flames…
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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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Angels In Blue Honored In Cresskill For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life
Guardian angels come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Three of them were all wearing blue one steamy day last summer when an infant suddenly stopped breathing in Cresskill. Cresskill Police Officer Bryan Gil was working a road detail at the intersection of Union Avenue and Piermont Road when he heard a young mother scream for help. Her child, barely 15 months old, had begun convulsing. Gil radioed for EMS and other resources, then began delivering back blows to help clear the infant's airway. Arriving instantly were Officer Andrew Vigorita, who continued the back blows, and Officer Michae…
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Fire Displaces Camden County Families, Man Charged
A 30-year-old Camden County man was charged with criminal mischief after causing a fire in his apartment, authorities said. On Sunday, April 23 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Gloucester Township Police Department and the Chews Landing Fire Department (Station 82) responded to the Hilltop Court Apartments located at 1302 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a reported apartment fire. Fire Personnel from Station 82, Station 88, Station 75, Station 84, Station 83, Station 32, and Station 65 quickly gained control of the fire. GTPD and Fire Personnel evacuated the "D building" of Hilltop Court …
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Wildfire Spreads To 3,800 Acres In Ocean County
UPDATED: Residents in Ocean County were allowed to return to their homes after a wildfire was 60 percent contained Wednesday, April 12. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service made substantial progress in Manchester Township fighting the fire that destroyed 3,859 acres. The Jimmy’s Waterhole Fire had only been 10 percent contained as of 1:30 a.m., and 75 structures were threatened. That number dropped to 20 structures by noon Wednesday. On Tuesday 4/11 at approx 6:11pm Station 33 was dispatched to the area of 539/Horicon for a heavy smoke condition. Upon... Posted by Whiting Fire Company …
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One Dead, 25 Displaced In South Jersey Building Fire
A fire that evacuated a senior housing complex left one person dead and about 25 displaced over the weekend, authorities in Burlington County said. A heavy smoke condition on the third floor of the J. Frank Budd Building on East Pearl Street brought officials from Burlington City to the scene around 11:35 Saturday, Oct. 15. A man was found dead inside of the apartment where the fire was coming from, and one other resident was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Our Disaster Action Team responded to an apt bldg #fire on E Pearl St in Burlington, opening a reception …
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Police Detective Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Mercer County House Fire
A police detective was hospitalized after rescuing a dog from a house fire in Mercer County, authorities said. Officers responding to 109 Browning Ave. in Ewing saw smoke billowing from the home around 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, the Ewing Police Department said. While the residents had safely escaped the home prior to officers’ arrival, the homeowner told police that a dog was still trapped inside. Det. Julia Caldwell immediately entered the home alongside patrol units and successfully rescued the dog before being treated for smoke inhalation and rushed to a local hospital for further med…
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: Paterson's Bravest Rescue Resident In Three-Building Blaze
UPDATE: A vicious blaze was engulfing one two-family home and significantly damaging two other residences -- displacing 26 tenants in all -- when Paterson firefighters rescued a resident in a wheelchair. PHOTO GALLERY: BTFirePhotos The four-alarm Warren Street fire broke out in one of the tightly bunched buildings up the street from Public School No. 10 shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday. It spread quickly. The city's bravest immediately got the trapped resident out before retreating to battle the blaze from the exterior. The main body of the fire was knocked down by 9:45 a.m., a little under …
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8 Kids, 4 Adults Dead In 'Devastating' Philadelphia Fire
Eight children and four adults were confirmed dead in a fire that swept through a Philadelphia rowhouse early Wednesday morning, city officials said. Had the smoke alarms in the N. 23 Street building been working properly, though, things might have turned out differently, Mayor Jim Kenney's office said in a news release. “This is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic days in our city’s history,” said Kenney, the son of a firefighter, at a news conference Wednesday. “Losing so many kids is just devastating.” Fire companies arrived at 6:40 a.m. and found heavy fire coming …
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: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents were evaluated by the Bergenfield Volu…
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: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents checked out OK when evaluated by the B…
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Fatality Confirmed In Multi-Alarm Paterson Blaze That Destroys One Home, Threatens Others
UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday confirmed the death of a resident in a late-night Paterson house fire that responders said could have been much worse. Firefighters moved quickly to keep the four-alarm Lafayette Street blaze from spreading, snuffing the threat such a fire posed to the neighborhood of tightly bunched wood-frame houses barely two blocks from the Passaic River. Paterson's bravest responded to a call of a fire with people possibly trapped at 103 Lafayette Street shortly after 11 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief William Henderson said. Firefighters found heavy flames on the second floor,…
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Fire Captain Hospitalized With Burns, Pre-Dawn Paterson Blaze Displaces 49
UPDATE: A Paterson fire captain was hospitalized for burns sustained in an overnight blaze that displaced nearly 50 people, authorities said. Firefighters quickly went to defensive operations as flames tore through the 3½-story, wood-frame building on North 7th Street after igniting shortly after 2 a.m. Most of the interior collapsed within an hour. The fire captain was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with burns that weren't considered life-threatening, authorities said. The interior quickly collapsed in the blaze on North 7th Street in Paterson.Joseph Fehl for DAIL…
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Atlantic City Man, 21, Arrested In Rooming House Arson
A 21=year-old man from Atlantic City has been arrested for starting a fire in an occupied rooming house, authorities said. The Atlantic City Fire Department and patrol officers responded to the first block of north Kingston Avenue for a fire at 4:59 p.m. on Sunday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire on the second floor of the home. The occupants of the building were able to escape the home. Six fire companies were able to bring the fire under control within an hour. While on scene, Daniel Grisales-Mejia approached police officers and indicated that he lived in the home, according t…
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Community Rallies For Kennel Owners Who Lost Jersey Shore Home, Pets To Lightning Strike Blaze
A Jersey Shore couple best known for working magic with animals, especially as popular dog-training professionals, were left homeless on Wednesday after a lightning strike destroyed their house and kennel -- killing several pets, authorities said, Friends and clients of Liz Casterlin and Mark Buglio -- owners of J&R Kennel LLC at 318 Beckerville Road in Manchester -- have made a plea to the community to donate food and essential supplies to the couple. At least two cats, a bird and several reptiles died in the fast-moving fire, which broke out in the 1½-story ranch hou…
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Lightning Strike Fire Engulfs Jersey Shore Home
UPDATE: A lightning strike Wednesday ignited a fire that destroyed a Jersey Shore home and killed several pets. Two cats, a bird and several reptiles died in the Beckerville Road fire, which broke out in the 1½-story ranch house shortly before 3 p.m., Manchester Township police said. Responders included firefighters from Whiting, Manchester, Ridgeway, Forked River, Lakehurst, Cassville and Whitesville, as well as Manchester Township EMS and police. No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross found temporary lodging and provided supplies to the family.
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: Roaring Blaze Destroys Garfield Apartment Building
A fast-moving fire destroyed a Garfield apartment building before dawn Thursday. The general-alarm blaze broke out at the 91 Jewell Street Apartments around 1:30 a.m. and quickly consumed the top floor and roof of the three-story multi-family building. Garfield police forced their way in and got all residents to safety, Police Capt. Richard Uram said. One resident was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation, Uram said. The American Red Cross relocated three families and assisted 16 other residents, the ca…
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Perth Amboy Neighbors Raise Money For Families Displaced By Fire
Friends, family and neighbors of 30 victims of a weekend fire in Perth Amboy are raising money to support relocation of tenants who lost their apartments and belongings. At least two GoFuneMe fundraising campaigns have been launched for victims of the weekend fire that gutted two multi-family homes on Madison Avenue. The displaced families are being assisted by both the city and the American Red Cross. No residents were injured, fire officials said. One Perth Amboy fire captain was treated for a minor injury and released, they said. Two houses were destroyed by the afternoon fire that…
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Feds Smash Hundreds Of Online Coronavirus Scams -- And Tell You What To Look For
Federal authorities said they've gotten help from domain providers and others in smashing hundreds of online sites exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to commit fraud and other crimes. As of Tuesday, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) had received and reviewed more than 3,600 complaints related to COVID-19 scams, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Many of them “operated from websites that advertised fake vaccines and cures, operated fraudulent charity drives, delivered malware, or hosted various other types of scams,” federal officials said in a release. To attract traffic, t…
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