LAURELDALE -- Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that happened overnight.

Crews responded at about three o'clock this morning to the 2400 block of Route 50 in the Laureldale section of Hamilton Township.

No one was injured in the fire but Route 50 was shut down for three hours while firefighters from the Laureldale, Cologne and Mays Landing Fire Departments fought the fire along with the Hamilton Township Rescue Team.

Officials say the family that lives in the house were safely out of the building when patrols arrived.

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GALLOWAY TWP.--Crews in Galloway Township had quite a mess to clean up Wednesday following a recycling truck fire. Fire officials explain why they ordered the truck driver to dump out all the contents onto the street.

From tense moments to a big mess, it was quite a scene in Galloway Township Wednesday when a recycling truck caught on fire. “It actually pulled into the....Continue Reading

AVALON -- Firefighters are investigating what sparked a blaze that completely destroyed a one-story home in Avalon.

Initial calls for the fire were reported before 4:00 a.m. Wednesday on the 500 block of 21st Street.

An NBC 40 reporter on the scene says the firefighters had to cut into the roof to gain access to the home.

Nine people were inside at the time of the fire, and all nine managed to escape the house before firefighters arrived.

One person was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the fire.

Check back for more updates as information becomes available.

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OCEAN CITY- Kids of all ages gathered in Ocean City to finish up their week long training at the Ocean City Junior Firefighter Camp.

They aren't your everyday firefighter recruits but maybe some day, they will be. The Ocean City Firefighter Junior Camp is in it's 3rd year and wrapped up it's final day on Thursday, showing 29 kids the ropes of rappelling.

"Today the kids are learning how to rappel, they are harnessed in, hooked to a rope and they.....Continue Reading 

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POMONA -- A family of six is displaced after a fire Thursday afternoon in Galloway.

It happened at 12:45 p.m. at a home on the 300 block of Elton Lane, in the Pomona section of the township.

Officials say someone was cooking on a grill inside the garage when the blaze started. The rood collapsed in the garage and the home suffered heavy damage.

Galloway, Pomona, Bayview and Germania Fire Companies all responded to the scene.