Mostly Cloudy 40°
Tag:

American Red Cross

Police & Fire
Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters Grease Fire On Unattended Stove Displaces 12 From Toms River Apartment: Firefighters
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…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
News
Burn Victim 'Completely Starting Over' After Fire Destroys Atlantic City Apartments: Fundraiser Burn Victim 'Completely Starting Over' After Fire Destroys Atlantic City Apartments: Fundraiser
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…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker