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About 50 firefighters helped extinguish an early morning fire that damaged a Longport home.

A Longport police officer saw smoke at about 12:30 a.m. coming from an unoccupied home on the unit block of South Manor Avenue, borough Fire Chief Lefty Clayton said.

Firefighters from Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Northfield battled the fire, containing it by 2:15 a.m.

Longport fire crews stayed at the scene until 11 a.m.

The fire damaged the home's garage, interior and roof. Officials think the fire was set accidentally, but their investigation continues.

Firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned building early Tuesday morning in Egg Harbor Township.

The fire broke out 11 minutes after midnight Tuesday, in the 100 block of Blue Spruce Avenue, near Marlboro Avenue, Township Police said.

No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained. About half a dozen fire companies responded - including Farmington, Cardiff, West Atlantic City, and Bargaintown - along with local EMS and rescue crews.

Investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started.

Runners start dressed in holiday gear the 5k race. Sunday November 28 2010 Gianna's Gingle Bell 5K Run and Walk starting at the Mullica Elementary School, organized to raise money for Gianna DeRosa, an 8th grade student with a malignant brain tumor. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Photo by: Ben Fogletto

Santa Claus gets runners started Sunday at Mullica Township Elementary School during ‘Gianna’s Gingle Bell 5K Run and Walk’ to benefit Gianna DeRosa, an eighth-grade student  with a.......Continue Reading