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Boat Fire At Marina Sends Thick Smoke Into Sky Over Wildwood: Reports Boat Fire At Marina Sends Thick Smoke Into Sky Over Wildwood: Reports
Boat Fire At Marina Sends Thick Smoke Into Sky Over Wildwood: Reports A large boat caught fire at a marina in Wildwood, according to reports and social media posts. The fire broke out on a 41-foot boat named "Luv-It" at Schooner Island Marina at around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, CBS Philadelphia reported. The Coast Guard said the boat was docked at the marina's fuel station when the flames sparked. No one was on the boat and no injuries were reported. Firefighters had the blaze put out by around 1:15 p.m. Schooner Island gas dock/boat fire Posted by Michelle Z Derer on Thursday, August 22, 2024 A drone video posted on Facebook by Don…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Fire Ravages Gloucester County Industrial Plant 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Gloucester County Industrial Plant
3-Alarm Fire Ravages Gloucester County Industrial Plant Fire crews spent hours battling a three-alarm blaze at a Gloucester County industrial plant Monday night. Firefighters were called to the 400 Eagle Ct. building in Pureland Industrial Park around 7:30 p.m, Harrison Township fire officials said on Facebook. Firefighters opened the roof and, with help from Woolwich, Pennsville, and Reliance fire companies, cut four holes to help knock down the blaze. One firefighter "became disoriented" sometime during the process, but was rescued and deemed OK a short time after, Harrison fire officials said. The blaze was placed under control around …

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by Nic Acosta & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze
Burned Firefighter Hospitalized In Newark Blaze A firefighter was hospitalized with burns while battling a nighttime Newark blaze that damaged two homes. He was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Thursday night with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, fellow firefighters said. Responders found heavy flames between a pair of 2 ½-story wood-frame homes in the 200 block of North Street, one of which was vacant, shortly before 9:30p.m. The fire extended into the basement and the upper floors and cockloft of one of the homes, they said. Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour. The Red Cross te…

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by Jerry DeMarco