From the Atlantic City Press Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

ATLANTIC CITY

Four people were displaced Monday night when a bedroom caught fire in their home on Kentucky Avenue, fire officials said.

A juvenile called 911 at about 9:07 p.m. to report the fire in the single-family house in the 500 block of Kentucky Avenue, said Battalion One Chief Gary Holmes. Firefighters and police had to rescue one 70-year-old man from the building, and the other three residents got out on their own.

The man was treated at the scene for minor injuries, Holmes said. No one else was hurt.

The bedroom sustained fire, water and smoke damage, and the rest of the house suffered smoke damage, Holmes said. The American Red Cross was making living arrangements for the occupants. A pet snake was returned to the house and safely secured until the owners can make plans for its care.
The block of Kentucky Avenue was closed to traffic for about half an hour while firefighters battled the flames and cleared the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is not considered suspicious, Holmes said.

From the Atlantic City Press Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

By JULIET FLETCHER Staff Writer, 856-237-9020

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP- State Police have confirmed that a man who died in a fire on Saturday afternoon committed suicide by arson.
Joaquin Torres, 60, was found in the bedroom of the house in the 700 block of Jackson Road, which firefighters found engulfed in flames shortly after 2 p.m.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008

By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer, 609-978-2012

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - Authorities are investigating a fire that killed a township man Saturday afternoon as a possible suicide.
At about 2 p.m. Saturday, State Police responded to 730 Jackson Road in the Newtonville section of the township after they received a call from the mother-in-law of a man who lived at that residence, State Police Sgt. Stephen Jones said.

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From the Atlantic City press Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008

SOMERS POINT - An electrical fire displaced a local couple early Saturday morning.

The woman woke up at about 1:30 a.m. to find that a bedroom in the one-story home was on fire, Fire Chief Frank Denan said. He did not have the couple's name.

"Upon arrival, there were flames visible out of two windows," Denan said. "They believe it was caused by a heater. After further investigation, it appears to be electrical at this time."

When the husband was awakened, he walked toward the room that was on fire and his hair was singed, Denan said. The man was taken to Shore Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.

The fire gutted the bedroom and caused extensive smoke damage to the rest of the floor, Denan said. The basement had water damage.
It took firefighters about 20 minutes to get the fire under control, he said.

The home is not inhabitable. The couple was put up in a local motel with the help of the citys Emergency Management department, Denan said.

From the Hammonton News published: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

By BEN MERITT
Staff Writer
bmeritt@thehammontonnews.com


HAMMONTON -- A fire broke out Monday morning in a second floor storage area at the Hammonton ShopRite, forcing the evacuation of approximately 20 employees, Hammonton Fire Chief Michael Ruberton said Tuesday.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Monday, March 17, 2008

By MICHELLE LEE Staff Writer, 609-272-7256

Michael Hayoun is a scientist, firefighter and emergency medical technician. Now, the Margate resident and Rutgers University senior will travel to the United Kingdom in the fall and add another title to his resume: Gates Cambridge scholar.

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