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Retired Atlantic County fire marshal keeps fire in his belly with firefighting museum

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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The giant garage next to Harold “Whitey” Swartz’s home is packed with antique firefighting memorabilia, from helmets that date to the 1800s to Atlantic City’s first firetruck.

This space, the Firefighters Museum of Southern New Jersey, is where Swartz plans to spend much of his retirement, now that he has wrapped up his 56-year career battling blazes as Atlantic County’s fire marshal and in the...Continue Reading 

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Firefighters injured responding to fire at vacant Millville home

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From the Press of Atlantic City Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 7:00 am

A fire at a vacant Millville home Tuesday night destroyed the property and left two firefighters with minor injuries, firefighters said.

The Millville fire department was dispatched to the blaze near the corner of Oak and Third streets around 8:20 p.m. and crews worked for over six hours at the scene.

Other than the firefighters, whose injuries are not considered serious, there was no one else injured, firefighters said. The fire destroyed the vacant home, but did not damage other nearby property.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Christie Rotondo and Christian Hetrick 

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Video: Truck driver escapes from windshield in fatal Route 78 crash

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Published on Dec 6, 2014

A driver from a burning truck escapes through the windshield during a multi-vehicle accident on Route 78 in Union Saturday Dec. 6, 2014. (Video courtesy of Joe DeGioia)

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Huge fire in downtown L.A.: 'It looked like a bomb had just exploded'

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Fire in downtown Los Angeles

The fire early today in downtown Los Angeles engulfed an area the size of a city block, closed freeways and roads, burst windows of nearby buildings and melted freeway signs......Continue Reading

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Update: Three firefighters injured battling A.C. blaze, rescuing woman

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ATLANTIC CITY – Three firefighters were injured battling a blaze at an abandoned townhouse Thursday night and rescuing a woman believed to be squatting there, authorities said this morning.

Atlantic City Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said the fire appears suspicious, but authorities are still investigating its cause.

One firefighter was injured after falling through a hole in the floor, one of several that made the....Continue Reading 

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Woman saved from fire in an abandoned apartment in Atlantic City

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Ventnor fire displaces nine people

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