The state Forest Fire Service is responding to Bass River State Forest for another fire near the site of last week's blaze that scorched 677 acres of pinelands, a fire official said Tuesday.

A watchman in a fire tower detected smoke Tuesday morning off Dan's Bridge Road, and four or five engines and a bulldozer responded, said Division Fire Warden Bert Plante. The firefighters found four or five acres burning in a section that was not touched by last week's blaze, and a vehicle in the middle of it.

A combination of recent rain and light winds make it unlikely this fire will spread, Plante said.

State Police are investigating whether the vehicle was stolen, Plante said.

ATLANTIC CITY-- Fire crews battled a vicious two-alarm fire this morning, which sent one firefighter to the hospital.

The Atlantic City Fire Department responded to the 1000 Block of Baltic Ave. just before 11 a.m. The aggressive blaze consumed the exteriors of two separate buildings. Each fire burned the rears of two stories of those buildings. Fire officials said it took around 15 minutes to get the fire under control.

One firefighter was sent to the hospital, but is said to be in stable condition.

The fire is still under investigation.

PLEASANTVILLE — Firefighters contained an attic fire Sunday on Decatur Avenue, avoiding injuries or significant damage to the home.

The blaze began at about 5:25 p.m. and lasted about 16 minutes before nine responding firefighters controlled the flames inside the one-story building at 61 E. Decatur Ave., authorities said.

Acting Battalion Chief Stephen Wilkins said officials determined the fire was electrical in nature and was clearly accidental. The house was only damaged by smoke and water damage. No one was injured. Two engines and one ladder truck responded to the incident.

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HAMMONTON - A young pit bull woke up its owners to warn them of a fire in their Pleasant Mills Road home early this morning, but the dog itself died in the fire, which destroyed much of the ranch house, police say.

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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - A Vineland resident was only slightly injured when she flipped her SUV Thursday afternoon on the Black Horse Pike.

Trisha L. Walk-Pratts was headed east on Route 322 near Atlantic Cape Community College at about 1:50 p.m., police said, when she lost control of her vehicle, hit the median and flipped over. The vehicle came to rest in the right eastbound lane.

The Hamilton Township Rescue Squad and Mays Landing Fire Department extracted Walk-Pratts from the vehicle, and the rescue squad drove her to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus.

Walk-Pratts, who police said suffered minor injuries, said she had been wearing her seatbelt during the accident.

Hundreds of firefighters - backed up by 11 aircraft - battled a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area Friday as two more raged within 60 miles of one another.

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