POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. -Investigators at the New Jersey shore on Saturday will ramp up their investigation of a motel fire that killed four people.

Arson investigators from numerous agencies are trying to determine what caused Friday's early morning blaze at the Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach. Some of the investigators also probed the cause of a massive boardwalk fire about 10 miles to the south last September.

About 40 people were staying at the motel when the Friday fire started. Some had lost their homes in Hurricane Sandy.

The identities of the people killed could be released Saturday after they are officially identified and their relatives notified.

Eight others were injured, three critically. They include a woman who sought refuge in a running shower as she waited to be rescued.

Millville- Severe winds made it difficult for firefighters to battle a large blaze early Thursday morning. 
 
It happened around 2:30 a.m. at a home on the 100 block of Cedar Street in Millville.

Emergency responders arrived on the scene to find the two-story house fully engulfed in flames. 

Aside from the intense flames and smoke billowing from the home, firefighters also faced heavy wind gusts that kept the fire burning. 

Authorities say everyone in the home managed to escape without injury, and officials with the Red Cross were on scene to assist family members. 

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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.

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