Investigated - Checked out Electrical issue, House struck by lighting. Nothing found.

Absecon Police Chief Joseph Cowan shows the older equipment at the dispatch center

Posted: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:58 pm

By LEE PROCIDA, Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com

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GALLOWAY TWP. -- Exactly eight weeks after a fire partially destroyed a local textile plant, lawmakers visit the site to commend their employees on fighting through their hardships. However, if it weren't for the quick actions of local firefighters, the hardships could have expanded into a national issue.

It was a special day for employees of the Absecon Mills textile plant, as....Continue Reading

Station 160 & 162 called to an MVA was in Egg Harbor City. Recalled by 1600 on scene.

A kitchen fire forced a family of three to leave their Atlantic City home Thursday.

Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said firefighters responded to a two-story single-family home on the 900 block of Magellan Avenue at 6 p.m. The fire started in the kitchen and caused heavy smoke damage throughout the home, he said. Firefighters cleared the scene at about 6:30 p.m., he said.

Two adults and one child lived inside the home, which remains uninhabitable.

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MULLICA TWP. -- Three people were injured in a three-car accident Friday afternoon in Mullica Twp.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Route 30 and Columbia Rd.

Police say three cars were involved, one of which overturned. A male driver of one of the cars was taken via helicopter to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for serious head injuries.

Two other victims were taken by ambulance to a local hospital for minor injuries.

Traffic was detoured as officials investigated and cleared the scene.

There is no word yet on what caused the accident.