Tag: Monmouth Junction Fire Department
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Monroe woman dies in fatal crash in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 21-year-old Monroe woman, who was a front seat passenger in a vehicle, was killed in a fatal motor vehicle crash on Route 130 near Deans Rhode Hall Road, according to South Brunswick Deputy Police Chief James Ryan. The fatal crash occurred at 10:32 p.m. on Sept. 19, police said. A 32-year-old…
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Fire officials: ‘Old charcoals’ from barbecue night before may have caused fire at residential house in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Old charcoals from a barbecue the night before may have caused a fire at a four-unit residential house on Samuel Court, according to fire officials. Once firefighters arrived on scene, they were able to contain the fire within approximately 20 minutes, according to Deputy Police Chief James Ryan of the South Brunswick…
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South Brunswick first responders help free Loving Pets’ employee trapped in machine
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – First responders had to “develop several plans” and use “a number of different manual and powered tools” to help free a Loving Pets’ employee whose forearm got trapped in a machine, according to Monmouth Junction Fire Chief Scott Smith. The Monmouth Junction Fire Department, Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad and South Brunswick…
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New truck ordered for Monmouth Junction fire company
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Board of Fire Commissioners of South Brunswick Township Fire District No. 2, and the members of the Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department, ordered their new tower ladder fire truck. The acquisition process started in October 2020 with the first meeting of a committee of six firefighters to develop the specifications for…
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Driver hits tractor trailer on Route 1, dies at hospital after extrication from vehicle
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A New Brunswick man whose car was trapped under a tractor trailer died later at the hospital. A 40-year-old New Brunswick man was operating 2011 Chevrolet Malibu northbound on Route 1 just past New Road when it struck the rear of a tractor trailer operated by a 56-year-old Somerset man around 12:42…
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Driver extricated from vehicle is in critical condition
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 22-year-old driver is in critical condition after being extricated from his vehicle following a crash. South Brunswick police responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Route 522 at Ridge Road/East Gate Drive around 6:35 a.m. Sept. 1. The driver of a 2014 Ford pickup truck headed east on Route 522…
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Traffic investigators on location on Route 522 at East Gate Drive/Ridge Road for serious two-car crash
South Brunswick police are on the scene of a serious two-car crash on Route 522 at East Gate Drive/Ridge Road. The Monmouth Junction Fire Department and EMS were also working at the crash scene, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department at 7:45 a.m. Sept. 1. Traffic investigators will be working at…
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Second fire at Sonoco Corp. this year reported on Aug. 27
Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at Sonoco Corp. on Aug. 27, the second fire at the same facility reported this year. The Monmouth Junction Fire Department was dispatched to the Sonoco Corp. at 5 Stults Road off Route 130 in the Dayton section of South Brunswick for a fire alarm activation around…
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Driver who crashed into Wendy’s on Route 1 may have suffered medical episode; patrons inside not injured
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A crash on Route 130 sent two vehicles crashing into a Wendy’s restaurant, leaving two people injured. At 1 p.m. on Aug. 16, a 2008 Toyota Corolla was headed southbound on Route 130 near Melrich Road when it left the roadway, drove across the grass of a business, struck a berm on…