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Crew Member Airlifted Battling Large NJ Waterfront House Fire, New Photos Released (UPDATE) Crew Member Airlifted Battling Large NJ Waterfront House Fire, New Photos Released (UPDATE)
Crew Member Airlifted Battling Large NJ Waterfront House Fire, New Photos Released (Update) A crew member was seriously injured while battling a fire that destroyed a multimillion-dollar home on the waterfront of Long Beach Island, officials said. The crew member was airlifted to a trauma center after falling and suffering a head injury, the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company said in a Facebook post. It happened during a house fire on Holly Drive in the Loveladies section of Long Beach Island on Monday, Dec. 23. Early this morning at 0418, we were dispatched to a structure fire with reports of smoke and flames on the 3rd floor and... Posted by Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire …

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ State Police Identify Woman, 61, Killed In Electrical House Fire NJ State Police Identify Woman, 61, Killed In Electrical House Fire
NJ State Police Identify Woman, 61, Killed In Electrical House Fire A 61-year-old woman from South Jersey was killed in a house fire, authorities said. The fire was reported at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday at a residence on Hands Mills Road in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, according to New Jersey State Police. One person was killed, and two others were injured, according to NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota. The victim was identified as Celeste A. Crispo of Maurice River Township, Slota said. Two men were transported to Vineland Inspira hospital for non life threatening injuries, the trooper said.  The fire was deemed accidental with the cause being ele…

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by Jon Craig
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One Man Killed, 12 Others Displaced By Trenton Fire One Man Killed, 12 Others Displaced By Trenton Fire
One Man Killed, 12 Others Displaced By Trenton Fire A 46-year-old man from Trenton was killed in a three-alarm fire that gutted four homes over the weekend, authorities said. At about 1 a.m. Saturday, the fire started in a house at 19 Elm St., before spreading to three adjoining homes, city officials said. It took firefighters nearly three hours to bring the blaze under control, reports said. The victim's name had not been released.  At least 12 other neighbors had to find other housing because of fire damage.  The cause of the fire is under investigation, but not considered suspicious in origin. About two hours later, another m…

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by Jon Craig