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These Are The Victims Of The Toms River Condo Fire
At least 37 people were left homeless by a weekend fire that gutted an apartment building in Toms River, authorities said.
The three-alarm fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at 30 Inverness Drive, as reported here.
At least nine GoFundMe campaigns have been started to help fire victims, including these:
For Kasie Sullivan,
For Josh Tafuri,
For Casey and Eric,
For Kendall Whitmeyer and her husband JR,
For teacher Brian Strohmetz, and his girlfriend Julie,
For Brittany and Raymond Jones,
For Nico, Zack, Harley, and Lily,
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24K Wildwood Residents Without Power
A two-alarm fire at an electric plant substation in Wildwood knocked out power to 24,000 homes and businesses throughout the island on Friday, July 7, authorities said.
UPDATE: 8K Wildwood Residents Still Without Power, Here's When It's Expected To Be Restored
As of 5 p.m., power had been restored for 1,800 Atlantic City Electric customers. An additional 15,000 were expected to have power later this evening, while some will remain in the dark until Saturday, July 8, the company said.
The electrical fire at the Lake Avenue substation on West Oak Avenue.
As of 4pm, no update on time fo…
Cape May Couple Loses Apartment In Fire, Brewery Fundraiser Planned
Support is growing for a Cape May couple who lost all their belongings in a fire.
The fire broke out Sunday, June 4 in an apartment below Liz Flack and her boyfriend, Jake Hauser.
They weren't home at the time, but their two dogs, Philip and Travis, had to be rescued by neighbors and firefighters kicking in doors.
A fundraiser for the couple will be held Friday, June 9, at 4 p.m., at Cape May Brewery in Rio Grande, according to a GoFundMe page.
"This has shaken us all but they are very strong & grateful that everyone is okay," Morgan Gerety of Somers Point wrote on the page.
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2 Injured, 1 Critically, In Somerset County Fire: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating the cause of a Somerset County fire that hurt two residents, one critically.
The blaze broke out at a home on Mountain Avenue in North Plainfield around 3:10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said alongside local Police Chief William Parenti.
Two men were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them remained in critical condition, McDonald said.
The cause of the fire was being investigated but did not seem suspicious, the prosecutor added.
Assisting agencies include fire crews in Bridgewater/Finderne, Bound Brook,…
