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A backfire burns near homes during the Station Fire in La Crescenta, California, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 0 comments

BRIGANTINE - A fire at a home on 22nd Street caused $20,000 worth of damage Sunday before firefighters contained the blaze.

Five city firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the area shortly after noon Sunday and controlled it within 10 minutes. The flames appeared to start at the building's electrical meter, according to a news release from the Brigantine Fire Department.

Fire officials contacted Atlantic City Electric to cut the building's power and remained on the scene for more than an hour to ventilate the structure.

A fire official said there were no major injuries Sunday, but "someone banged up their thumb pretty bad." No other information was available.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the release.

Posted in Atlantic, Breaking on Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:50 pm

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -  A fire truck in Los Angeles has sunk into a large hole caused by a burst water main.

Fire department spokesman Rich Matheney says the sinkhole was reported at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday. No injuries have been reported.

Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Kim Hughes says the fire engine was responding to a 6-inch cast iron pipe break on a small residential street in the Valley Village neighborhood and didn't realize the ground was unstable.

She says the water in the area was being turned off.