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Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 11:59 am | Updated: 11:57 pm, Mon Jan 9, 2012.

By TRUDI GILFILLIAN, Staff WriterpressofAtlanticCity.com

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MARGATE-- Fire officials hope Saturday's tragedy will help stress the importance of fire safety to residents.

"You never think it will happen to you or someone you know, but it is devastating, horrible," said Janis Goldberg, who is the cousin of the home owner.

The margate community is still in shock after Saturday morning's fatal fire that left....Continue Reading 

Posted: Saturday, January 7, 2012 11:45 pm | Updated: 7:36 am, Sun Jan 8, 2012.

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff WriterpressofAtlanticCity.com

VINELAND - Work is underway on a new facility that will handle the equipment and volunteer firefighters who have shared cramped quarters with members of the city's full-time firefighting staff for the past several years.

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Posted: Saturday, January 7, 2012 4:45 pm | Updated: 4:58 pm, Sat Jan 7, 2012.

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI and LYNDA COHEN, Staff WriterspressofAtlanticCity.com

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MAYS LANDING - Weymouth and Folsom fire departments responded to a fire in Mays Landing Thursday night.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 19 hundred block of Drake Avenue.

Fire officials on scene say the fire started in the chimney and was easily contained.

There were no reported injuries.

Fire officials say the family should be back in the house by tonight.

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VINELAND -- Firefighters battled a one-alarm structure fire in Vineland on Thursday.

The blaze broke out on the 2400 block of West Almond Road at around 11:30 a.m.

Thick, black smoke and flames were visible from the second floor of the two-story home. A tanker was called in to help fight the fire.

Fire officials say one person was home at the time, but that individual made it out safely.

No injuries were reported. It's not clear at this time how many people live at the house or what sparked the fire.

Be sure to check back for updates.