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Fire causes total loss to Hamilton Twp. home

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HAMILTON TWP. - A fire tore through a Hamilton Twp. home Wednesday morning, causing a total loss to the house and displacing the couple who lived there as well as their pets, officials say.

According to Hamilton Twp. firefighters, the blaze broke out around 10:30 Wednesday morning on the 5900 block of Estelle Ave. in the Mizpah section of the township, severely damaging the top floor of the two story home where the fire is believed to have started.

The fire reached two alarms with a total of four companies responding. Smoke was visible from miles away. It took firefighters roughly 20 minutes to get the fire under control.

The couple who own the home were not inside when the fire broke out. The residents also owned seven cats which were still being accounted for around noon Wednesday.

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EVFC Incident #98 12/12/2012 at 10:29am - Station 18-3 Lauderdale for Stand by

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Stood by at Station 18-3 during a Structure fire in Mizpha. No other calls while on cover-up assignment.



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Sissonville, West Virginia Fire contained after gas pipeline explosion, Interstate 77 closed in both directions

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  Sissonville West Virginia Explosion

Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:55 PM ESTUpdated: Dec 11, 2012 7:32 PM EST

Update: 5:28 p.m.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin just completed a tour of a region in Sissonville where a massive gas line explosion today leveled five homes, but did not kill anyone.

Flames from the blast, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m. today, reached 80 to 90 feet in the air, incinerating.....Continue Reading 

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Two taken to hospital after fire in Hamilton Township

Fire-Rescue NewsPosted: Saturday, December 8, 2012 6:06 pm

Two people in the building, Carol Banker, 56, and George Banker, 87, relationship unknown, were transported to the hospital for evaluation.

Police said the garage was fully engulfed and flames had spread to the house when they arrived in the 900 block of Morningside Drive.

Six local fire departments extinguished the fire: Mays Landing, Cologne, Weymouth, Mizpah, South Egg Harbor and Dorothy fire departments.

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Former Chief Gennaro (Jerry) Critelli Sr 1935-2012

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The Elwood Fire Company regrets to announce that Former Chief Jerry Critelli Sr father of Jerry Critelli Jr and Louis Critelli has passed away on Dec 4th 2012.
 
Services will be on Sat Dec 8th at Marinella Funeral Home in Hammonton from 9am to 11am. Burial will be at the Egg Harbor City Cemetery right after. Followed by a luncheon at the Elwood Fire Company.
 
 
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Fire safety a concern with Christmas trees

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LINWOOD - With the holidays rapidly approaching many pine trees are finding homes in people living rooms as Christmas trees.

But as more trees are being sold, tree fire safety is becoming more of a concern.

Decorating homes and businesses with Christmas trees has been a long-standing tradition but as....Continue Reading 

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Fire damages home in Hammonton

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 HAMMONTON - Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home in Hammonton Friday night.

The fire broke out in a home on the 500 block of Pleasant Mills Road around 8:30. Officials say heavy smoke and fire was coming from the roof and garage of the home. Because of the location of the fire, multiple tankers from surrounding communities were called in to assist in fighting the blaze.

The homeowners were home at the time of the fire, but managed to make it out safely and no one was hurt in the blaze.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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