Fire Rescue News - Home sustains minor damage in Egg Harbor Township water heater fire

Friday, January 14 2011 @ 10:31 am EST
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By CAITLIN DINEEN Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com | 0 comments

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP -- No one was injured after a water heater started a fire this morning.

Cardiff, Bargaintown and Farmington firefighters responded to the.......Continue Reading

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fire which was reported at 7:42 a.m.

Ramona Sacchetti, the owner of the 428 Franks Drive home, said she did not know their was smoke billowing from her home and flames were visible until a neighbor woke her up.

"I heard a pop," Sachetti said as she stood outside watching firefighters contain the fire.

Sacchetti said she thought the noise was just something falling on her roof.

However, it was when she saw smoke coming out of the bathroom and into the hallway that she called 9-1-1.

Fire officials on scene said the home sustained minor damage and it was all contained to the back of the home near a bedroom.

Police on scene asked Sacchetti if she had a place to stay during the day if the heater needed to be replaced.

This is the second fire at the Atlantic Gardens Community mobile home park this month.

Resident Manager Joseph Goldberg said although this is the second fire in the park this month, it doesn't mean mobile homes are more susceptible to fires.

Goldberg said he was glad no one was hurt in the fire and offered Sacchetti any assistance she needs if the home is uninhabitable for a while.

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