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Fire Claims Life Amid Severe Hoarding Conditions In NJ Home: Officials
A house fire claimed the life of one person on East Pennington Drive in Westampton Township, officials announced Sunday, Dec. 8. The Westampton Fire Department arrived at the blaze within three minutes after the fire broke out at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire throughout the residence, according to a release from Westampton Township Emergency Services. Severe hoarding conditions inside the home significantly hampered efforts to extinguish the flames and search for potential victims, officials said. Tragically, one person died…
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Man, 23, Sentenced For Setting Fatal Fire In South Jersey
A 23-year-old Burlington Township man was sentenced to 22 years in New Jersey State Prison for starting a fire that killed a man, authorities said. Newlin Evans IV, who was sentenced on Monday, June 5, pleaded guilty in January to aggravated manslaughter for setting the fatal fire, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The blaze killed 22-year-old Camryn Powell, she said. The investigation began after emergency officials were dispatched to a fire at the Tara Hall Apartment Complex in the first block of Egbert Street in Pemberton Township on April 20…
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South Jersey Fire Guts Former College Building
Rowan College's former campus in Pemberton Township was ravaged by a fire, authorities said. The two-alarm fire broke out Wednesday, April 12 at the vacated campus’ former Academic Building on Pemberton Browns Mills Road, according to Pemberton Township police. At about 6:20 a.m., firefighters found a blaze in a classroom and the lobby of the first floor of the former college building, police said. Smoke spread throughout the building. The fire was under control about 30 minutes after the firefighters arrived. The college, which has been closed for more than six years, was vacant at the ti…
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Man, 23, Admits Setting Fatal Fire In Burlington County, Faces 22 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Burlington Township man has admitted to starting a fire at a Pemberton Borough apartment that killed a 22-year-old resident. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Newlin Evans IV entered a guilty plea in Superior Court in Mount Holly to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a 22-year sentence in state prison, of which 85 percent must be served before he becomes eligible for parole. Sentencing is on March 24. The investigation began after emergency officials were dispatched to a fire at the Tara Hall Apartment Complex in the first block of Egbert Street during the …
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Torching Mom's South Jersey Home, Killing 2, Was Arrested 187 Times: Prosecutor
A 63-year-old man from Burlington County found guilty of causing the deaths of his mother and her companion in a house fire was sentenced to 11 years in New Jersey state prison, authorities said. Kurt Smith was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 10 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. He must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole. During Thursday’s proceedings, it was noted that Smith had been arrested 187 times and has 16 felony convictions, Coffina said. Smith, who lived at the residence in the 500 block of Wil…
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74-Year-Old Woman Killed In South Jersey House Fire: Police
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a house fire, authorities said. At 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Medford police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to the 100 block of Taunton Boulevard. Emergency responders arrived on location within minutes of the calls and found fire coming out of the first and second-floor windows, according to Medford police. The unidentified woman was found deceased on the residence's second floor, police said. The fire is being investigated by the Medford Township Police and Fire Departments and the Burlington County Fire Marshal's Office. The cause of the fire ha…
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