Tag: South Brunswick Township Fire Safety Bureau
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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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Families of Princeton Orchards apartment fire in need of assistance
A fire at the Princeton Orchards Apartments on Aug. 6 left eight school children and their families with a significant loss. The South Brunswick Community Resource Team is collaborating to gather donations to distribute to these families to help meet their immediate needs for clothing, food, school supplies and other items. The families are mostly…
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Resident, firefighter treated for heat exhaustion while three apartments left uninhabitable after Princeton Orchards apartment fire
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions at Princeton Orchards Apartments in South Brunswick. The Monmouth Junction Fire Department was dispatched to the complex off Ridge Road for a kitchen fire around 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Police officers, along with Monmouth Junction Fire Chief Scott Smith and Deputy Chief Sean Wert, arrived to find…
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Cell phone charger possibly started fire that destroyed home on Fresh Ponds Road
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A South Brunswick family escaped a two-alarm fire that destroyed their Fresh Ponds Road home on Jan. 23. At 5:35 p.m., a 911 caller reported that a fire started after a cell phone was charging in a power strip in the basement of the single family home, according to information provided by…
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Firefighters and family save pets from house fire
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A two-alarm fire on Feb. 19 heavily damaged a Monmouth Junction home, but firefighters and the family were able to save all of the pets in the residence. At 4:15 p.m., the husband and wife reported smelling smoke in their living room, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD).…