Incident #101 10/23/2008 - Egg Harbor City Station 10 for a Cover Assignment

The Elwood Fire Company was called to covered Station 10 in Egg Harbor City on Oct 23rd at 1:03am. The fire was next door to The Venice Grill at 147 Philadelphia Ave. The Fire destroyed the apartments above the store and damaged the buildings next door as well as the Bar & Grill below. Engine 16-3 stood by with a full crew at Station 10 until released at 3:15am.











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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Thursday, October 23, 2008

LATEST NEWS: Fire Damages Mixed-Use Building in Egg Harbor City

By ERIC SCOTT CAMPBELL, Staff Writer, 609-272-7227

EGG HARBOR CITY – An early-morning fire spread through three buildings on the 100 block of Philadelphia Avenue downtown, severely damaging one of them. That building holds two upstairs apartments, a clothing shop and a vacant storefront, Fire Chief Russ Fenton said. The American Red Cross is helping the apartments’ residents relocate.

The bar Venice Grill and the grocery La Placita stand on either side. It is not known whether the fire, which lasted from about midnight to 4:30 a.m., will disrupt their business.

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