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Fire Displaces Camden County Resident Fire Displaces Camden County Resident
Fire Displaces Camden County Resident A Camden County resident was displaced by a house fire that broke out Sunday afternoon, Nov. 3, police said. The Gloucester Township Police Department was dispatched to 4 Edinburgh Road in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township just before 3:40 p.m., police said. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and flames were coming from the home. The resident was not home at the time of the fire, and no residents were injured as a result of the fire. Gloucester Township Fire Departments from Blackwood, Chews Landing, Blenheim, Lambs Terrace, and Erial along with the Pine Hill Fire Department and Deptford…
Trapped Man Under Tree Prompts Warning From Police In NJ Trapped Man Under Tree Prompts Warning From Police In NJ
Trapped Man Under Tree Prompts Warning From Police In NJ A man was hospitalized after his leg became pinned under a tree being cut down in Camden County on Saturday, Aug. 31, police said. Chews Landing, Blackwood, Lambs Terrace, and Erial along with Camden Battalion 1, Camden Fire Special Operations Rescue, Cherry Hill Rescue, and Winslow responded to the scene at 1560 Blackwood Clementon Road in Gloucester Township around 2 p.m., police said. Gloucester Township Fire departments also responded and stabilized the large section of tree that was pinning the patient's leg to the ground, while Inspira BLS and Virtua ALS treated the patient. Bla…
Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey
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…
Maryland State Police ID MA, NJ Women Killed In Crash, Virginia Victim Airlifted To Hospital Maryland State Police ID MA, NJ Women Killed In Crash, Virginia Victim Airlifted To Hospital
Maryland State Police ID MA, NJ Women Killed In Crash, Virginia Victim Airlifted To Hospital Two people were killed and a third was airlifted to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash in Charles County, state police confirmed. On Thursday, police said that Norma Matthews, 81, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Virginia Licata, 86, of Blackwood, NJ, have been identified as the pair killed in a crash on July 24 that shut down Route 301 for hours. The other driver, King George, Virginia resident Caitlynn Connell, 28, was also flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to Capital Region Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. According to police, shor…
South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says
South Jersey Family Lost Everything In Apartment Fire, Campaign Says The community is rallying to help a family from Camden County whose apartment was heavily damaged by smoke from a fire, according to authorities. Olivia Cafaro of Blackwood is organizing a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of the Pierce family, of the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township. On Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 1 a.m., Gloucester Township police were dispatched to 32 N. Black Horse Pike in Blackwood for a structure fire, Daily Voice reported. Police found heavy smoke coming from the building which contained several commercial businesses downstairs and the upstairs apartment. A…
Firefighters Injured At Trucking Company Fire In South Jersey (PHOTOS) Firefighters Injured At Trucking Company Fire In South Jersey (PHOTOS)
Firefighters Injured At Trucking Company Fire In South Jersey (Photos) Firefighters from multiple departments In Camden County battled a trucking company fire on Friday, July 5, authorities said. At approximately 3:30 p.m., Gloucester Township police observed heavy smoke at Marksmen Transport, 1900 Erial Road in Blackwood, they said. Officers located flames in the rear lot of the commercial business which were contained to several large box trailers and a truck, police said. There were no injuries to any employees of the business, however, three firefighters were taken to local hospitals to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.&…
American Water Employee Killed In NJ Construction Zone Crash Was Hardworking Dad American Water Employee Killed In NJ Construction Zone Crash Was Hardworking Dad
American Water Employee Killed In NJ Construction Zone Crash Was Hardworking Dad Kyle Sease was not just an American Water Employee. He was a father, a son, a husband, a U.S. Army veteran, and so much more. "This was my baby," his heartbroken mother, Joanne Devine, said in a Facebook post. "My son. He was so much more than an 'American Water Employee.'" Sease, 26, was killed and three of his colleagues injured when their crew was hit by a vehicle at a job site on White Horse Pike in Magnolia on Wednesday, May 29, just before 10 a.m. A GoFundMe started by Sease's coworkers of  Water Workers Local 99 had raised $78,000 as of Saturday, June 1. A Sicklerville f…
SEEN HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County SEEN HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County
Seen HIM? 17-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Camden County 17-year-old Zameir Quiles was reported missing on Sunday, May 26, from his residence in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, authorities said. He was last seen at 12:30 a.m. on this date. Zameir is described as being black, 5'4" tall and weighing 130 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and a light brown complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and gray sweatpants. He may be in the Camden City area, police said. If anyone has additional information or knowledge of Zameir Quile's location, please call 9-1-1, the Gloucester Township Polic…