CNN) -- A raging blaze at a fuel storage complex in Puerto Rico lit up the night sky Friday near San Juan as firefighters battled to keep it from spreading further.

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Fifteen of the 40 tanks at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. facility in the city of Bayamon were ablaze more than 19 hours after an explosion of unknown origin rocked the complex, Gov. Luis Fortuno said at an evening news conference. The governor had put the tally at 11 a few hours earlier....Continue Reading

By ROB SPAHR, www.PressofAtlanticCity.com | Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 0 comments

HAMMONTON - The 1,950-acres of Wharton State Forest engulfed by wildfire that started a year ago today were still smoldering when state Forest Fire Service officials declared the town needed a wildfire mitigation program.

The town needed a plan that would balance the health and safety of the public with environmental interests and other concerns, state Forest Fire Service Division Fire Warden Bert Plante said at the time....Continue Reading

By MARTIN DeANGELIS and DAN GOOD Staff Writers | Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009 | 1 comment

VENTNOR - Water is usually one of a firefighter's best friends, but water turned on the city Fire Department on Friday.

Firefighters had to fight as much as 3 feet of flooding on Edgewater Avenue in Ventnor Heights before they could take on a fire reported in a bayfront home on the street shortly after 8 a.m., fire Chief Bert Sabo said....Continue Reading

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BUENA VISTA TWP.-- A Buena Vista Township resident is thankful for the quick action of some local children who were outside playing when a fire broke out at her rental property early Wednesday evening.....Continue Reading