Fire Damages Galloway Township House
Saturday, December 29 2007 @ 03:44 pm EST
Contributed by: CBrining
From the Atlantic City Press Published: Friday, December 28, 2007
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A five-alarm fire rendered a Whalers Cove Court house uninhabitable Thursday evening, and sent one firefighter to the hospital with a back injury, the fire chief said.
The fire was reported at 6:13 p.m., and the first firefighters to respond found smoke coming from a single-story wood-frame building, said Galloway Fire Chief Rodney Calimer. The occupants were home at the time, but got out before crews arrived.
Firefighters entered the home and found flames in the attic, Calimer said. They managed to contain the fire to the attic, but the house suffered smoke and water damage. The family is taking temporary shelter with friends.
The Oceanville Fire Company was the primary responder and was assisted by companies from Port Republic, Bayville, Pomona and Germania, Calimer said. All told, 40 firefighters battled the flames. In addition, firefighters from Absecon and South Egg Harbor covered the Oceanville and Port Republic stations.
One firefighter suffered a back injury, and was taken by Galloway Township Ambulance Squad to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Calimer said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Calimer said.
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