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UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say
Update: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Washington Township Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say Popping sounds heard during a fire involving two structures and multiple vehicles in Washington Township weren't from ammunition, as some neighbors and witnesses surmised, local authorities said. The Pascack Road homeowner was out when paint cans apparently combusted in what became an intense, three-alarm fire across the street from Memorial Field late Friday afternoon, they said. A shed and a vehicle apparently went up first, then an SUV that could be seen from the street, witnesses said. The fire then began burning up the house, they said. The shed was destroyed, the vehicles totaled an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Community Support Grows For Family Who Lost Home In Jersey Shore Fire Community Support Grows For Family Who Lost Home In Jersey Shore Fire
Community Support Grows For Family Who Lost Home In Jersey Shore Fire A family in Ocean County is trying to rebuild their lives after a fire destroyed their home on Monday, Aug. 8. Ella Ponte and her family lost everything in the late-night Bayville blaze, according to a GoFundMe launched to help them start over. "The house my parents worked so hard to get us was in flames and we were losing everything," Ponte recalls in the fundraiser. "It is not like us to ask for help, but in a time like this, there is not much else we can do. These next few days, weeks, and months are going to be hard, but we are supported by so many amazing people that love us and will …

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Destroys One Prospect Park Home, Ravages Another Fire Destroys One Prospect Park Home, Ravages Another
Fire Destroys One Prospect Park Home, Ravages Another Firefighters from surrounding towns rushed to aid their colleagues in Prospect Park after a noontime house fire spread to a neighboring home. Initial reports of an occupant possibly trapped thankfully proved unfounded after the fire broke out on the second floor of the primary North 11 Street home, off Fairview Avenue, around 11:30 a.m. Council President Anand Shah called for prayers for those who lost their homes and belongings in the destructive blaze, which topped out at five alarms for coverage. Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah praised the first responders who braved not only the fire itse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Back-To-Back Blazes In Passaic Doused Back-To-Back Blazes In Passaic Doused
Back-To-Back Blazes In Passaic Doused Firefighters doused a pair of back-to-back blazes in Passaic. The first ignited in the rear second-floor bedroom and partially extended to the attic of a small house on 9th Street, just off South Street, shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, responders said. Firefighters knocked the two-alarm blaze down in minutes and had it under control moments later. Barely 20 minutes later, a basement fire across town brought the city's bravest to the Don Polin restaurant, which has connecting apartments above and behind. That fire was quickly extinguished, as well. No injuries were reported in either fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire Seeks Help Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire Seeks Help
Woman Whose Mom, Fiancé Died In South Hackensack House Fire Seeks Help A South Hackensack woman whose mother and fiancé were killed in an overnight house fire has reached out for help putting her life back together. "I hate asking for anything," Giuseppina Savino wrote. "Anything will help." The June 10 fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home on Agar Place shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Agar Place, South HackensackDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Flown To Hospital Following South Jersey Senior Housing Fire: Report Woman Flown To Hospital Following South Jersey Senior Housing Fire: Report
Woman Flown To Hospital Following South Jersey Senior Housing Fire: Report A woman was flown to a PA hospital following a fire that broke out at a senior housing center in South Jersey, NJ Advance Media reported. The woman, whose name was not released, was found unresponsive as emergency crews arrived in Vineland at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, the outlet said citing Fire Chief Luigi Tramontana Jr. The blaze started in a kitchen at D’Orazio Terrace complex on South West Avenue, fire officials said. The victim, who suffered smoke inhalation, was flown via medical helicopter to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania, where she w…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Family Left Homeless By Fire In South Jersey Family Left Homeless By Fire In South Jersey
Family Left Homeless By Fire In South Jersey A family was left homeless after a fire gutted their home in Camden County, authorities said. On Thursday, July 7 at 6:29 a.m.,  Gloucester Township police responded to Lillian Place in the Glendora Section for a report of a dwelling fire.  Arriving officers found heavy smoke conditions coming from the home. As Gloucester Township Fire Departments were arriving, officers ensured that the residents were evacuated. Gloucester Township Fire Departments Chews Landing Fire Department 82, Erial Fire Department 86, and Gloucester Township Squad 88 along with Runnemede, Bellmawr, Somerda…

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by Jon Craig
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Fire Doused At Jewish School In Clifton Fire Doused At Jewish School In Clifton
Fire Doused At Jewish School In Clifton A transformer fire downed power lines and extended to the exterior of a private Jewish school in Clifton. The blaze outside the K-8 Clifton Cheder, a religious elementary school on Industrial Avenue, broke out just after noon and went to two alarms within 20 minutes. PSE&G cut the power as firefighters doused heavy flames on the outside and roof of the two-story brick school building. They had the fire knocked down in an hour. No injuries were reported. The building sustained smoke and water damage but none from fire, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hours-Long Multi-Alarm Warehouse Blaze Doused In Palisades Park Hours-Long Multi-Alarm Warehouse Blaze Doused In Palisades Park
Hours-Long Multi-Alarm Warehouse Blaze Doused In Palisades Park A stubborn multi-alarm fire ravaged a vacant Palisades Park warehouse and spread to another. A firefighter sustained what was characterized as a minor injury in the Fairview Street blaze Saturday just off Grand Avenue down the street from westbound Route 46 in Palisades Park. Firefighters were met by heavy flames that quickly shot through the roof of the primary building shortly before 6 p.m. A firefighter sustained what was characterized as a minor injury in the early-evening Fairview Street blaze just off Grand Avenue in Palisades Park.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The blaze went to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Dies, Firefighters Hurt In Suburban Philly House Fire: Report Man Dies, Firefighters Hurt In Suburban Philly House Fire: Report
Man Dies, Firefighters Hurt In Suburban Philly House Fire: Report A man died and two firefighters were injured in a fire that tore through a house in Montgomery County Friday, July 1. The blaze broke out at a Summit Avenue in Jenkintown around 7:30 p.m., where a man was rescued from the second floor, CBS3 reports. He later died at a local hospital. One firefighter was hospitalized for a possible heart attack and another for heat exhaustion. Both were in stable condition, CBS reports. The cause was under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Serious Fire Reported In Cape May (DEVELOPING) Serious Fire Reported In Cape May (DEVELOPING)
Serious Fire Reported In Cape May (Developing) Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called to a serious fire in Cape May County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire was reported before noon on Wednesday, June 29 on West Third Avenue in Middle Township.  There was an unconfirmed report that people were possibly inside the burning structure. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped In South Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist was trapped in a crash in Atlantic County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported at about 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 at Elwood and Blueberry roads in Hamilton, initial reports said. There also were reports of a possible fire. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig