From Press staff reports

 VENTNOR - A basement blaze turned into a two-alarm fire and partially destroyed a multi-story building Sunday evening on Nashville Avenue.

Firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a duplex at 4 S. Nashville Ave. at 7:27 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a fire in the basement that quickly escalated to a two-alarm blaze with flames spreading to the first and second floors, Chief Bert Sabo said.

Firefighters got the blaze under control in about an hour, despite having to wait briefly for an electric crew to arrive and cut power to the building, Sabo said.

No humans were injured, but a resident living in the second-floor apartment building lost several pets in the fire, said Sabo, adding that the building suffered extensive smoke damage and will not be habitable for some time.

 The Margate City Fire Department also responded to the fire.

Officials were still investigating the cause of the fire late Sunday night.

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  Absecon City Fire Company No. 1 will get $29,920 in federal funding to recruit, train and retain volunteer firefighters, according to a statement released Thursday by the office of U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, R-2. The money will come from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program in the Department of Homeland Security, according to the statement.

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