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Woman Rescued From Roof 'Lost Everything' In South Jersey House Fire: Fundraiser Woman Rescued From Roof 'Lost Everything' In South Jersey House Fire: Fundraiser
Woman Rescued From Roof 'Lost Everything' In South Jersey House Fire: Fundraiser A Delanco Township woman was sedated in a hospital after she was rescued from a roof on her burning home, officials said. Firefighters responded to the home on the 300 block of Burlington Avenue at around 4:50 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, the Delanco Fire Company said in a Facebook post. Delanco police officers rescued a woman from a porch roof before fire crews arrived. A GoFundMe page identified the woman as Darlene Rockemore and she was brought to a Philadelphia-area hospital for smoke inhalation. "Currently, she has been sedated and intubated," wrote Marcus Cauthorne, Rockemore's…
Man Stabbed, Woman Airlifted In South Jersey Assault, House Fire: Police Man Stabbed, Woman Airlifted In South Jersey Assault, House Fire: Police
Man Stabbed, Woman Airlifted In South Jersey Assault, House Fire: Police Two people were hospitalized after a stabbing and a house fire in Bridgeton, authorities said. Bridgeton police responded to a 27-year-old man who arrived at Inspira Hospital on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 5, the department said in a news release. Officers learned the man was an assault victim suffering from "non-life-threatening" stab wounds. Investigators said the stabbing happened in a home on the 100 block of Oak Street. Firefighters responded after officers saw heavy smoke at the home and the firefighters put out the fire. A 34-year-old woman suffered smoke inh…
HERO: South Jersey Police Officer Saved Fire Victim's Life, Chief Says HERO: South Jersey Police Officer Saved Fire Victim's Life, Chief Says
Hero: South Jersey Police Officer Saved Fire Victim's Life, Chief Says A police officer from South Jersey is credited with saving the life of a resident during a recent fire. The fire broke out at about 4 p.m. on June 16 on the 1800 block of Sagemore Drive in Evesham.  Evesham Patrol Officer Kevin Long was the first on the scene, shortly followed by the Evesham Fire Department. Long discovered that a resident was trapped inside the burning home, Police Chief Walt Miller said in a press statement.  "Without hesitation and under extreme hazardous conditions, Officer Long entered the home, navigating through almost zero v…