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Apartment complex suffers serious damage in Atlantic City

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ATLANTIC CITY -Authorities say parts of an apartment complex in Atlantic City suffered serious damage after an early morning fire. 

It happened around 2:45 a.m. at an apartment complex on the 900 block of Kentucky Avenue. 

Fire officials say they faced flames and heavy smoke after arriving on the scene.
 
The fire was extinguished in less than 30 minutes, but police say parts of the roof and a balcony suffered major damage. 

No injuries were reported, although some residents were helped from the building by police officers.

4 residents have been displaced and are being given shelter by the Red Cross.

Officials estimate over $100,000 in damage.
 
No word yet on what may have caused the fire.

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Jersey City fire kills four; mix-up over street name delayed response

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Jersey City Fire

Posted: Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:50 pm

JERSEY CITY — A fast-moving fire claimed four lives on Thursday in New Jersey's second-largest city, where the mayor said a mix-up over the street name delayed the emergency response.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said the fire also likely destroyed five houses and displaced at least 30 people. He said it took firefighters 7 to 8 minutes to get to the scene instead of the usual 3 to 4 minutes because a dispatcher misunderstood a caller.

But the mayor told The Associated Press that officials do not believe the....Continue Reading

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EVFC Incident #19 03/06/2014 at 9:32am - 3730 Richards Ave for an Activated Fire Alarm

IncidentsStation 160 was dispatched to a commercial property for a activated fire alarm. T16-5 was en route to location when all stations where recalled by 1630A on location. T16-5 accepted recall and returned to station.
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Oxford Village Condo Fire in EHT

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EVFC Incident #18 02/28/2014 at 9:14pm - 3238 White Horse Pike for an MVA with Injuries

IncidentsSingle vehicle hit a pole across from the Columbia II Restaurant. Cut battery cables on car. Assisted police with traffic
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EVFC Incident #17 02/27/2014 at 11:48am - 4126 Anna Dr for a Natural Gas Leak

IncidentsKiely Construction hit a 3" high pressure gas main. Evacuated 2 houses and stood by and made area safe until South Jersey Gas shut off the gas. All station 160 units were clear at 13:20
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Hazmat Highway to Hell with High Pressure Gas Cylinders

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Published on Feb 3, 2014

Great Icebreaker video for a HAZMAT Class demonstrating the dangers of insecure high pressure cylinders in a highway accident. This was an accident that occurred in Russia. Russians have dash-cams in order to provide additional evidence in court due to guard against police corruption and insurance fraud. This version contains no music.

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