ATLANTIC CITY — An off-duty city firefighter is being credited with helping evacuate residents Thursday morning when flames ripped through an apartment building above a grocery store in Chelsea.
The blaze at 4403 Ventnor Ave. was reported just before 9:30 a.m. More than 40 firefighters battled flames and the 90-degree heat and humidty of the day, rotating in shifts to break for water, shade and sometimes oxygen.
Tax records indicate the building is owned by Alka and Bhavesh “Bob” Patel and is assessed at $445,700.
Buddy Mancuso, who lives two blocks away on Delancy Place, was on his porch when he..............Continue Reading with more photos
