Ross Gordon, of Galloway Township and a firefighter with the Bayview Volunteer Fire Company, collects donations during a coin drop at the intersection of Pitney and Jimmie Leeds roads in Galloway Township on Nov. 05

Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:30 pm | Updated: 6:05 am, Sun Nov 13, 2011.

By JOEL LANDAU Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com

Those coins really add up.

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MIZPAH-- Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire on 3rd avenue in Mizpah.

The fire broke out in an abandoned house near Mizpah Road and 3rd Avenue around 4 this afternoon. Crews from Atlantic County and Gloucester County responded to the scene.

Fire fighters had to cut through over-grown shrubbery to access the burning house.

The house has been burned almost completely to the ground.

Stay with NBC 40 for continuing coverage.

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Small brush fire. Rescue 16-2 extingushed with booster line.

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ATLANTIC CITY -- One man is in the hospital after a two-car accident on Route 40 in Atlantic City.

It happened before 4:30 p.m. in the area of Atlantic City High School.

Police say a white pick-up truck was pulled over on the side of the road to change a flat tire, when an oncoming vehicle struck it, causing the parked vehicle to catch fire. The driver of the pick-up was hit and sustained a non life-threatening head injury. He's currently being treated at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center.

Traffic was detoured in the area as crews cleared the scene.

Be sure to stay with NBC 40 as more information becomes available to us.

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