Kinglee Dunlap is a victim of geography.

The 35 year-old single father from Hamilton Township has been staying at the Econo Lodge in Egg Harbor Township since Wednesday because his home is still considered a crime scene.

Dunlap lived next door to Saily Abreu, a 36 year-old mother who was killed in her Oak Crest Estates townhouse last week, allegedly by her West Atlantic City boyfriend. The boyfriend then set the Laydon Court home ablaze and died in the fire, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel...Continue Reading

Published: Saturday, March 07, 2009

Three people got out safely, but a fire caused about $5,000 worth of damage to their Gull Cove home Friday morning, a fire official said.

Firefighters were called to the house at 9:51 a.m. and arrived four minutes later to see smoke coming from the crawl space under the house, Lt. Joseph Maguire said. The occupants had already escaped.

Seven firefighters responded, and two of them went into the crawl space with hose lines and extinguished the fire "under tight and cramped conditions," Maguire said.

It took about 15 minutes to put the fire under control, and the crew was on the scene for a little more than an hour, Maguire said.

The fire, which damaged insulation and the structure on the bottom of the house, appears to have been caused by arcing wires, Maguire said.

No one was hurt and there was no property damage, but an operator was in the 22-ton crane when it fell into about 6 feet of water, according to Chief John Kelley. The man escaped safely from the crane before rescue workers arrived, Kelley added.....Continue Reading with more photos

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