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Four Marina Employees Suffer Smoke Inhalation During Boat Fire In Wildwood, Firefighters Say
Four people suffered smoke inhalation after a large boat caught fire at a marina in Wildwood, officials said. The fire started on the boat docked at Schooner Island Marina at around 12:39 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, the City of Wildwood Fire Department said in a Facebook post. When firefighters arrived, they found the roughly 42-foot boat named "Luv-It" engulfed in flames. The fire spread to the dock and a nearby small shed. The boat eventually sank from the weight of the water firefighters sprayed to extinguish the flames and foam was used to put out a fuel fire on the water. …
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Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey
Firefighters from multiple departments in South Jersey battled an apartment fire, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 30, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Gloucester Township Police Officers were dispatched to 1341 Blackwood Clementon Road, Millbridge Apartments, Building 900, in response to a reported apartment fire. Fire departments from Blackwood, Chews Landing, Erial and Lambs Terrace, along with departments from Pine Hill, Runnemede, and Bellmawr, responded and successfully brought the fire under control, police said. Assistance was also provided by Inspira BLS and Virtua ALS. No injuries w…
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Fire Investigated By County Prosecutor's Office: City Spokesperson
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a fire along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, according to an official. A city spokesperson said on Friday, Apr. 19, that the county prosecutor's office was now leading the fire investigation. The fire appeared to be in the area of Central Pier Arcade near South Tennessee Avenue and St. James Place on Thursday, Apr. 18. Heather Deegan Hires provided photos to the Daily Voice showing large flumes of black smoke over the pier and beachfront. "This is at the end of my street," she said in a Facebook post. "I hope everyone is ok!! I f…
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Three Buildings Damaged In Early Morning Fire On Jersey Shore
Three buildings were damaged by an early morning fire in Cape May County, officials said. Avalon firefighters responded to the house fire on the 100 block of 32nd Street just before 1 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 12, the borough said in a Facebook post. The fire began in a single-family home under construction and a photo from the borough showed extensive damage to the house's second floor. The fire was under control by about 1:50 a.m. and no one was injured. Two neighboring buildings were also damaged by the fire. Firefighters from Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Ocean View, Cape May Court Hous…
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3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Warehouse In Camden
A massive three-alarm fire ripped through a warehouse in Camden. The fire broke out shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1001 Vine St, Video from 6abc.com shows heavy smoke billowing from the warehouse. The fire was brought under control by about 9 a.m. The fire was considered suspicious but is still under investigation, a spokesman said. There were no injuries.
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'Fully Engulfed:' Christmas Eve Fire Destroys South Jersey Home
A Christmas Eve fire ravaged an Atlantic County home. The Great Creek Road home was fully engulfed in flames when police arrived to the scene at 12 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 24, Galloway Township police said. All of the residents as well as pets had safely evacuated as numerous fire departments arrived, police said. The roadway was closed for approximately three hours on Great Creek Road between Sylvan Ave and Pitney Road. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation by Detective Fenil Gandhi. The Oceanville Fire Department, Bayview Fire Department, Pomona Fir…
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South Jersey Woman, 48, Charged With Setting Row Home Fire: Police
A 48-year-old woman from Pleasantville has been charged with setting a massive fire in Atlantic City, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze displaced multiple residents, they said. On Wednesday, June 21, at 1:01 p.m., police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel responded to a structure fire in the 1500 block of Belfield Avenue. The structure is a series of row homes that contain multiple units. The building was occupied at the time of the fire, and as many as 10 residents were rescued by first responders, police said. Three received treatment at the AtlantiCare Regional …
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South Jersey Resident Displaced By House Fire
A resident in Gloucester Township was left homeless by a fire, authorities said. On Wednesday, April 5, at 5:34 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to Briar Lane in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township for a dwelling fire. Arriving officers found smoke and flames coming from the residence. As fire apparatus were arriving, officers ensured that the residence and neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution, police said. Gloucester Township Fire Departments from Glendora (Station 81), Chews Landing (Station 82), Blenheim (Station 83), Erial (Station 86) and Lambs Terrace (S…
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Man, 23, Admits Setting Fatal Fire In Burlington County, Faces 22 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Burlington Township man has admitted to starting a fire at a Pemberton Borough apartment that killed a 22-year-old resident. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Newlin Evans IV entered a guilty plea in Superior Court in Mount Holly to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 22-year sentence in state prison, of which 85 percent must be served before he becomes eligible for parole. Sentencing is on March 24. The investigation began after emergency officials were dispatched to a fire at the Tara Hall Apartment Complex in the first block of Egbert Street during the …
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Man, 39, Dies In South Jersey Fire, 2nd Person Escapes
Authorities have identified a 39-year-old man killed in a Salem County fire. The deceased was identified as Andres Gutierrez, of Oldmans Township, according to New Jersey State Police. The fire broke out at 12:33 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at Porch Farms, Pennsville-Pedricktown Road in Oldmans Township, State Police said. Based on the preliminary investigation, a residential structure on the property caught fire resulting in the death of an occupant inside a bedroom. Several State Fire Marshals arrived and conducted an investigation but the cause of the fire is still undetermi…
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68-Year-Old Woman Killed In Somerset County Fire, Prosecutor Says
A 68-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of an early morning fire in Somerset County on Sunday, Sept. 25, authorities announced. The Somerville Fire Department responded to a report of a smoke condition at a home on West Cliff Street just after 6:40 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a joint release. Upon arrival, crews found and extinguished a small fire in the back of the first floor and basement of the home before discovering the unresponsive woman a short time later. Crews removed the victim from the home and attempted lifesaving measures, but she was…
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: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…
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House Fire Displaces South Jersey Residents
Several residents were displaced by a house fire in South Jersey, authorities said. On Monday, June 6, at 7:44 pm, Gloucester Township police responded to Mulberry Street, in the Sicklerville Section of Gloucester Township for a report of a house fire. Police found heavy fire and smoke from the residence. Gloucester Township Fire Departments arrived to extinguish the fire. Officers ensured that the residents were evacuated. Gloucester Township Fire Department Stations Lambs Terrace Fire Company, Gloucester Township Fire District 6 , and Gloucester Twp. Squad 88 along with Pine Hill Fire …
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Suspicious Fire Investigated At South Jersey Apartment Complex: State Police
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police are investigating the origin of a suspicious fire in South Jersey, authorities said. A burn victim had to be airlifted from the scene of a fire with serious injuries, according to Trooper Brandi Slota, a spokeswoman for the State Police. The three-alarm fire broke out at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, on Egbert Street in Pemberton. The cause and circumstances are currently under investigation, Slota said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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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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Body Of Hamilton Man, 23, Recovered From Home After Fire
The body of a 23-year-old man was found in an upstairs bedroom of a Hamilton home badly burned in a fire Monday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out around 4:45 a.m., in the back of a Lenox Avenue home in Yardville, police said. The flames were knocked down in approximately one hour. The victim's identity was not immediately made public. The fire remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Hamilton Detective Frank Burger at 609-581-4010 or via email at fburger@hamiltonpd.org.
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1 Dead In Florence Township Fire
One person died in a Burlington County house fire Friday night, officials said. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Broad Street in Florence just before 9:30 p.m., where flames shot through the second floor windows, police said. An unidentified resident was found dead as firefighters were knocking down the blaze, police said. The fire was being investigated by the Florence Township Fire Marshall's Office, the Florence Township Police Department's Fire Investigation Team, the Burlington County Fire Marshall's Office, New Jersey State Fire Marshall's Office and the Burlington County…
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: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours
Firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were joined by numerous local fire departments battling a massive blaze that has already consumed 1,000 acres of land in South Jersey. The raging wildfire started at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Yesterday at approximately 1659, Station 46 was deployed to Little Egg Harbor for a forest fire as part of the Zone 2... Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Monday, May 17, 2021 The Ocean County Sheriff's Office estimated that the fire had already scorched more than 1,000 acres of fore…
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1 Airlifted In Wildwood Boat Fire
One person was airlifted in serious condition in a Wildwood boat fire Saturday. Arriving firefighters were flagged down to help a burn victim who was brought to a nearby business as flames ravaged the 40-foot pleasure vessel docked in the 400 block of Dock Street around 10:30 a.m., fire officials said. Wildwood Crest EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics treated and transported the victim to the Cape May County Armory in Cape May Court House, where the patient was transferred to a Medevac helicopter and airlifted to Jefferson University Hospital Burn Center in Philadelphia. The patient was listed…
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One Man Killed, 12 Others Displaced By Trenton Fire
A 46-year-old man from Trenton was killed in a three-alarm fire that gutted four homes over the weekend, authorities said. At about 1 a.m. Saturday, the fire started in a house at 19 Elm St., before spreading to three adjoining homes, city officials said. It took firefighters nearly three hours to bring the blaze under control, reports said. The victim's name had not been released. At least 12 other neighbors had to find other housing because of fire damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but not considered suspicious in origin. About two hours later, another m…
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3-Alarm Fire Ravages Gloucester County Industrial Plant
Fire crews spent hours battling a three-alarm blaze at a Gloucester County industrial plant Monday night. Firefighters were called to the 400 Eagle Ct. building in Pureland Industrial Park around 7:30 p.m, Harrison Township fire officials said on Facebook. Firefighters opened the roof and, with help from Woolwich, Pennsville, and Reliance fire companies, cut four holes to help knock down the blaze. One firefighter "became disoriented" sometime during the process, but was rescued and deemed OK a short time after, Harrison fire officials said. The blaze was placed under control around …
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: Firefighters Rescue Burn Victim From Easton Apartment Blaze
One person was hospitalized with burns in an Easton apartment fire Saturday evening, officials said. Firefighters responded to the 200 block of Ann Street around 9:05 p.m., and pulled the victim from the building, Easton Fire Capt. Joseph Brown told WFMZ. The individual was being treated at the LVHN burn unit in unknown condition. The fire was contained to the one unit and under control several hours later, officials said. 12/5/2020 Posted by Easton Fire Pix on Saturday, December 5, 2020 The apartment was deemed uninhabitable, authorities said. The cause remains under investigation.
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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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Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse
Investigators were probing an overnight fire Saturday that destroyed a Little Falls restaurant. The blaze apparently broke out in the kitchen at Rare Steakhouse on Main Street around 3:30 a.m. Firefighters had it knocked down in under 45 minutes. Fire officials declared it under control around 4:50 a.m. No injuries were reported. An investigation to determine the cause was continuing, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Little Falls Fire Chief Jack Sweezy Jr. and Little Falls Police Chief Steve Post said in a joint release. They asked that anyone with information that cou…
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