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By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer | Posted: Monday, December 28, 2009 | 0 comments
ATLANTIC CITY — Two people were displaced in a two-alarm fire that broke out late Monday night on Georgia Avenue, officials said.
The fire in an occupied home on the unit block of North Georgia Avenue was reported at about 10:45 p.m., and firefighters arrived to see flames coming from the front porch, said Battalion Chief Michael Mooney....Continue Reading
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A second alarm was called about a minute later.
Two people were displaced and were staying with neighbors, police said.
The extent of the damage was not immediately known at press time. Firefighters could be seen leaving the home, located in an alley behind the street, carrying axes and airpacks.
Georgia Avenue was blocked to traffic between Atlantic and Arctic Avenues while firefighters worked. They cleared the scene just before midnight.
The fire is considered suspicious and arson investigators were called to the scene, Mooney said.
Contact Elaine Rose: 609-272-7215 ERose@pressofac.com
Posted in Atlantic_city, Breaking on Monday, December 28, 2009 11:55 pm
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