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Three People Displaced, Firefighter Injured In Ocean City House Fire Three People Displaced, Firefighter Injured In Ocean City House Fire
Three People Displaced, Firefighter Injured In Ocean City House Fire Three people were without a home and a firefighter was injured after a house caught fire in Ocean City, officials said. Ocean City firefighters responded to the fire on the 1400 block of Simpson Avenue at around 4:46 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 15, the city said in a news release. Crews arrived within three minutes and found a large fire on the building's second floor. Marmora and Margate City firefighters also helped out the Ocean City Fire Department. The fire was under control by around 5:26 p.m. and it didn't spread to neighboring houses. No one was injured in the home but a firefighter did s…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money
PA Man Charged With Torching NJ Home For Insurance Money A Pennsylvania man already awaiting trial in connection with other incidents was charged with setting fire to a former home in Cherry Hill to collect on the insurance. Richard Orlandini, 62, of Wilkes Barre, collected at least $75,000 from Allstate by "recklessly placing others in danger of death or bodily injury,"  New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Firefighters reported finding the two-story single-family home on Chapel Avenue West well-involved shortly before 1:30 a.m. Oct. 20, 2018. No injuries were reported and the house had to be demolished. Orlandini deli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store
Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store A 12-year-old boy has been arrested for setting fire to the parking garage below an Acme grocery store in South Jersey, authorities said. The Acme at Eighth Street and West Avenue was reported on fire at 12:53 p.m. Sunday and the grocery store had to be evacuated.  No one was hurt, but the store remained closed on Tuesday. Firefighters responded within minutes and by 1:15 p.m. the blaze was extinguished, authorities said. Damage was confined to the parking garage underneath the supermarket. The Ocean City Police Department, Ocean City Fire Department, State Fire Marshal’s Office, and…

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by Jon Craig