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MILLVILLE---As flames rapidly ripped through a Millville home early Wednesday morning, fire crews and police were able to bring 5 residents to safety, including an elderly man, and multiple family pets.

The massive blaze destroyed a twin home on the 900 block of Buck Street around 3:30 Wednesday morning.
According to the fire chief, it's unclear how the fire started, which called for several fire companies to assist the Millville Fire Department.
The Red Cross and close friends are helping the family while they collect items that weren't ruined.

Millville Fire Chief Kurt Hess said, "I just want everybody to know that the fire people, the ambulance, EMT people were awesome, they all were awesome and if it wasn't for god no one would be able to get out."

While the residents and most pets were saved, unfortunately two animals died.

A firefighter was injured battling the blaze as well.

Most of the residents were treated for smoke inhalation but an elderly resident remains in the hospital in stable condition.

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LITTLE EGG HARBOR - A three-alarm blaze broke out in Ocean County.

The fire started around 6:30 p-m in the Little Egg Harbor section at Country Club Boulevard.

There were six fire departments on scene to contain the blaze.

The fire was brought under control and remains under investigation.

Posted: Friday, July 1, 2011 6:13 pm

By WALLACE McKELVEY Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com

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EGG HARBOR TWP. -- Egg Harbor Township firefighters responded to a structure fire Tuesday evening in the Scullville section of the township.

It happened around 6:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Boston Avenue.

Firefighters say that upon their arrival, some smoke was showing, but the fire appeared to have started underground, then spread into the home. The blaze was extinguished quickly, and no injuries were reported. The residents of the house were there at the time of the incident, which firefighters say prevented a much bigger disaster. The home suffered interior damage.

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Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:52 am | Updated: 5:24 pm, Tue Jun 28, 2011.

BY SARAH WATSON, Staff Writer pressofAtlanticCity.com

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ATSION--New Jersey's Forest Fire Service is working to contain a fire in the Wharton State Forest in southern New
Jersey's Pinelands region.

Division Warden Bill Edwards said the blaze was expected to spread to about 170 acres before it's contained. No homes are threatened and there have been no reports of injuries. Edwards said the fire was about 25 acres when it was discovered at about 7:30 a.m. Monday. He said firefighters hoped to have it contained by Monday night. Forty-five firefighters are at the scene. The fire site is in southern Burlington County, about 10 miles northeast of Hammonton.