Stood by at Station 161 with Tanker 16-5 while Tanker 16-15 was at a structure fire in Winslow Twp.

Tone Out Recording

By LEE PROCIDA Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, June 5, 2010 | 0 comments

The Columbia II restaurant on Route 30 in Mullica Township closed Saturday and will at least be closed today after a small electrical fire required them to cut off power.

Renee Ingemi, a waitress at the restaurant, said the fire that started sometime after 12 p.m. Saturday forced them to close for the rest of the day and remove all the food they stored in refrigerators.

“We have to take it all home,” she said. “We’re going to eat like pigs.”

Mullica police and local firefighters responded to the scene and are investigating the cause.

 Full Call Recording

This is a VOX recording. It is condensed and not in real time.

From Press staff reports | Posted: Saturday, June 5, 2010 | 0 comments

Somers Point firefighters evacuated the Applebee’s on Bethel Road shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday when they found a car nearby on fire.

Firefighters said they saw heavy smoke pouring out of the unoccupied car when they quickly responded. All patrons were out of the building by 1 p.m. as a safety precaution because the car was parked so close to the structure, authorities said.

The fire was under control by 1:05 p.m., about 10 minutes after it started.

Crews also checked the inside of the building for smoke, and waited for smoke outside to dissipate before allowing patrons to re-enter.