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Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:59 am | Updated: 11:20 am, Fri Aug 12, 2011.

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HAMILTON TWP.--A Hamilton Township family is displaced after their home was destroyed by a fire Thursday night.

Officials say the fire was reported just after 8 p.m. at a home on the 6600 block of Bears Head Road. Crews found fire coming from all of the windows and the second floor. The family dog was in a cage near the garage and removed from the scene as a precaution.

While it only took 15 minutes to get the blaze under control, officials say they remained on scene until just after midnight. No one was home at the time of the fire and officials say it was started by unattended candles. Officials say the house is a total loss.

Posted: Monday, August 8, 2011 5:35 pm

By STEVE LEMONGELLO pressofAtlanticCity.com 

The Margate Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss firehouse improvements, including the idea of creating a centralized firehouse - though a proposal to build it at the site of the Jerome Avenue recreation fields is drawing criticism.

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MARGATE-Margate Fire House #1 is undergoing repairs this week after contractors called for emergency construction.

The building on Ventnor Avenue is 99-years old and has been unused since May, when engineers decided any strong wind could cause it to collapse. A temporary wall was put up in May to help.

Mayor Michael Becker said there is no date set for the construction to be completed as of yet, "We do not because as we get further and further into this we're finding more things and we have our assurance that we will work together to get it done. We want to keep our firefighters safe, we want to keep our people in Margate safe."

The project could cost as much as $3 million.