Tag: Fire
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Hopewell Borough resident suffers burns and smoke inhalation in early morning fire
A Hopewell Borough resident suffered burn injuries and smoke inhalation in an early morning house fire, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The fire at the Hart Avenue home was reported by the resident at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 23, police said. When Hopewell Township police officers arrived, they found the resident outside of the…
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Fire destroys Hopewell Township office building
An office building on Washington Crossing-Pennington Road “suffered fire, smoke and water damage,” according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police officers responded to the Hubco Health Care Group’s office building at 3:10 a.m. July 25, following an alarm notification received by the police department. When they arrived, police officers and firefighters from the Pennington…
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Homeowners lose ‘everything we own’ after fire destroys home in Lawrence Township
Homeowners of a Rosedale Road home have lost “everything we own” after a fire destroys their home. The fire was reported at 4:37 p.m. by a neighbor on July 23, who told the dispatcher that smoke was coming from the house, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. When the first police officers arrived, they…
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Car fire damages garage, home in Montgomery
The garage of a South Wiggins Lane home and a 2022 Honda CRV hybrid sport utility vehicle were destroyed by fire after a vehicle struck the side of the garage door frame, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. The 17-year-old driver was backing the Honda out of the garage when she struck the garage…
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Fire under investigation at The Stone Museum; building structures destroyed
MONROE – A fire has destroyed both building structures at The Stone Museum, according to Fire Chief Frank Steinhauser, of Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Firefighters from all Monroe fire districts were dispatched to The Stone Museum on Spotswood Englishtown Road around 3 p.m. May 6 for a report of a building fire.…
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Donation collection continuing for Metuchen family who lost house, cat in fire
METUCHEN – Donations are being collected for longtime residents Bob and Kathy Miller who lost not only their home on Charles Street in Metuchen, but also their family cat, to a fire two weeks ago. The fire, which occurred about 5 p.m. on Jan. 22, appears to have started on the porch because of a…
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Pet dog, parakeets perish in Edison apartment fire
EDISON – Firefighters are continuing to investigate the cause of a fire that left a pet dog, two parakeets dead and two apartments uninhabitable after a fire broke out in an apartment at a Fox Road complex, according to authorities. When firefighters arrived at the scene at 9:43 p.m. on March 14, they found thick…
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Woman rescued from fire at Edison mobile home later dies
EDISON – Despite the quick actions of firefighters last week, a woman who had apparently collapsed from smoke inhalation insider her burning mobile home has succumbed to her injuries. Loretta E. Pante, 72, died at JFK Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit late on Feb. 15, according to Deputy Fire Chief Andy Toth. Toth and Fire…
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Fundraising effort in effect for those displaced by fire in Keasbey
WOODBRIDGE — A fundraising effort to secure donations to assist the more than 30 residents of the Hillside Garden Apartments left homeless after a fire swept through the Sunny View Oval apartment building in the Keasbey section of the township has been established, according to Mayor John E. McCormac. The post-fire investigation identified four children…