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Atlantic City Fire Burned for Two Hours
ATLANTIC CITY — An off-duty city firefighter is being credited with helping evacuate residents Thursday morning when flames ripped through an apartment building above a grocery store in Chelsea. The blaze at 4403 Ventnor Ave. was reported just before 9:30 a.m. More than 40 firefighters battled flames and the 90-degree heat and humidty of the day, rotating in shifts to break for water, shade and sometimes oxygen. Tax records indicate the building is owned by Alka and Bhavesh “Bob” Patel and is assessed at $445,700. Buddy Mancuso, who lives two blocks away on Delancy Place, was on his porch when he..............Continue Reading with more photos
One dead in Northfield fire
NORTHFIELD - A woman is dead after a house fire that collapsed the roof of a one-story rancher on Bay Drive on Saturday. Officials have not identified the victim. City tax records show the home is owned by William and Roseann Eisenhardt. Mayor Erland Chau confirmed the woman's death and said the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is handling the investigation because it was a fatality. He said authorities will resume searching the home Sunday, adding police will be stationed at the home overnight......Continue Reading Fire Chief Bruce Cummings said the blaze did not appear suspicious but directed all other questions to the Prosecutor's Office. A Prosecutor's Office spokesman did not respond to a call for additional information.
Northfield house fire possibly fatal
NORTHFIELD - Firefighters from throughout the region battled a blaze Saturday afternoon that collapsed the roof of a one-story rancher on Bay Drive and may have killed someone. Initial reports said a victim was inside the home at 2200 Bay Drive, which city tax records show is owned by William and Roseann Eisenhardt. Fire Chief Bruce Cummings said the blaze does not appear suspicious but directed all other questions to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. A Prosecutor's Office spokesman has not responded to a call for comment.
Fire engulfs Northfield home
NORTHFIELD — Fire departments from throughout the area are responding to a structure fire on Bay Drive, according to reports. Initial reports at 3 p.m. Saturday included a victim inside the residence. The report noted the roof was about to collapse. Bay Drive is closed.
Woman dies in house blaze in Salem County
SALEM COUNTY, N.J. (WPVI) --
A woman is dead after flames erupted inside a home in Salem County, New Jersey.The two alarm fire started around 3 a.m. Saturday on North 7th and Gibbon streets. Authorities say the woman became trapped inside. Firefighters discovered the woman as they made their way through the flames. The victim's son managed to make it out of the house safely. Officials say the victims are relatives of a Wilmington firefighter. No word on what caused the blaze.
SouthStar Aeromedical Helicopter
SouthStar Aeromedical Helicopter on Facebook Since the inception of the state’s air medical helicopter program 28 years ago, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has designated Virtua to provide the medical crew – flight paramedics and flight nurses – for SouthSTAR in partnership with Cooper University Hospital as the trauma center to serve the southern region of the state. Since that time, we have successfully reapplied to the NJDOH every three years to be designated the medical provider for SouthSTAR and to.......Continue Reading
Last Call for Lt. Jodi Lynd
The Elwood Vol Fire Company would like to express our deepest sympathy to
the Cologne Vol Fire Company and honor the Last Call for Lt. Jodi Lynd
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