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A child playing with a lighter in his bedroom is believed to be the cause of an accidental fire in Pleasantville that displaced four people, the fire department said.

Fire Capt. Charles Freeman said that the fire was reported at 5 p.m. at a single family ranch on the 1100 block of Iowa Avenue. Two engines and a ladder truck were soon on the scene, Freeman said, and the fire was under control by 5:10. The Northfield and Farmington fire departments assisted.

Three adults and the juvenile were displaced by the fire, Freeman said. They were being assisted by the Red Cross.

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP -- The Scullville Fire Department is spreading some good fortune following quite a successful fundraiser.

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Crash sites were set up all around the Farmington fire station Saturday, in a training exercise township fire officials say is necessary for the area that sees thousands of big trucks each day.

"Look at the large trucks that come through here," said Bill Danz, captain of the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company and son of the township's fire chief. "There are......Continue Reading

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Four people were forced from their East Edgewater Avenue home Saturday afternoon after a fire started in their basement.

Firefighters from Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township, Northfield and Absecon responded to the blaze at about 3:45 p.m. and had it under control about a half hour later, the Pleasantville Fire Department said.

The Red Cross is taking care of the family while authorities investigate the incident, firefighters said. No people or animals were injured.

Orlando Arroliga lived in a small trailer parked at a family truck-repair business in Camden. He died Friday when his trailer caught fire on the property, Ram's Truck Repair.