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'The Flames Consumed Everything': Fire Destroys Central Jersey Family's Home, Fundraiser Says 'The Flames Consumed Everything': Fire Destroys Central Jersey Family's Home, Fundraiser Says
'The Flames Consumed Everything': Fire Destroys Central Jersey Family's Home, Fundraiser Says A Howell Township family lost their home and pets in a "devastating" house fire, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said the Glowzenski family's home of more than 30 years was destroyed in the fire on Tuesday, May 21. Howell police said officers responded to the fire on Woodstown Drive at around 3:35 p.m. Everyone inside the home got out safely and no first responders were injured in the fire. "With barely enough time to escape, they watched helplessly as the flames consumed everything they had worked so hard to build," wrote Nadine Glowzenski, the GoFundMe's organiz…

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by Chris Spiker
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Firefighters Battle Blaze At Central Jersey Home Firefighters Battle Blaze At Central Jersey Home
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Central Jersey Home A fire ripped through a house in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the fire on Woodstown Drive at around 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, they saw a "fully involved house fire." Everyone inside the home safely escaped from the building. No firefighters or other first responders were injured either. Firefighters from Adelphia, Freewood Acres, Freehold Township, Jackson, Squankum, and Southard put out the fire. Howell paramedics also responded to the scene. The American Red Cross said it was help…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos
Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos Firefighters from Central Jersey rescued a horse that got stuck in a muddy stream. The horse got stranded on its side Sunday afternoon behind Echo Lake in the Southard section of Howell Township. Southard Fire Department was assisted in the rescue by members from Freewood Acres Fire Company No. 1, Squankum Fire Company #1, and the Howell Township Office of Emergency Management. The first responders used straps, ropes and sheets of plywood to safely extricate the horse from the mud.  There was a veterinarian on location supervising the removal and status of the horse, fire officials s…

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by Jon Craig