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Our friend Rich Moulder from The Chews Landing Fire Company sent us these Pictures of a Car which drove right across the yard though the trees and half way into the house.

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Associated Press Writer

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FORESTVILLE, Md. -- A total of eight firefighters and one Washington Gas employee were injured in an apparent natural gas explosion at a shopping center in Forestville. Some were seriously burned.

Two of the firefighters are being held overnight for observation, and the other seven have been released. Five were transported to the Washington Hospital Center's burn unit, and four were transported to Prince George's Hospital.

According to Prince George's County Fire and EMS spokesperson Mark Brady, the fire department received a call around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a natural gas leak. They arrived at 3426 Donnell Drive and evacuated the building. Sometime after that, the explosion occurred.

Brady reports that a flash fire burned the firefighters and gas company employee. The building was heavily damaged.

Republished with permission of WUSA-TV.

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On April 6 at 11:40 p.m., Hammonton, N.J. crews were dispatched for a building fire at 700 Reading Ave. in Atlantic County.

Command reported a 150 x 50 warehouse with heavy fire showing.

Companies began arriving and setting up for defensive operations. Special calls were made for tanker task force.

Crews went in to operation with multiple 2 1/2- inch hand lines and ladder pipes. Second and third alarms were dispatched for additional manpower and tankers.

Mutual aid tankers were called from Camden and Gloucester counties.

The building contained a pool manufacturing plant.

No injuries were reported on the fire ground.

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Posted in Atlantic on Monday, May 4, 2009 3:05 am

From Press staff reports

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - Four people were injured when a Dodge Neon collided head-on with a Chevy Trailblazer at 10:52 p.m. Saturday at Landis Avenue and Tuckahoe Road, State Police said.

The driver of the Dodge, Dana Scarpine, 18, of the Richland section of the township, was taken by South Star helicopter to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City. Her passenger, Alicia Davis, 17, of Newfield, Gloucester County, was taken to ARMC City Campus by ambulance.

The driver of the Chevy, Nicole Ablett, 28, and her husband, Jaime Ablett, 31, of Galloway Township, were treated for minor injuries at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, in Galloway.

No tickets had been issued as of Sunday afternoon, and the cause of the accident was under investigation.

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