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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Exhaust Fan Fire Damages Two Rooms at Econo Lodge Motel

The fire took place Tuesday night.

Two rooms on the first and second floors of the Econo Lodge Motel were damaged by a fire caused by a bathroom type exhaust fan, Galloway Fire Marshal Ron Garbutt said on Wednesday, March 27. The fire was reported at 9:21 p.m. Tuesday night, March 26, by occupants in rooms 110 and 210, Garbutt said. Bayview, Absecon, Oceanville and South Egg Harbor Fire Companies responded to the scene, with Pomona Fire Company providing backup for Bayview. According to Garbutt, 15 of the 24 rooms in the motel, located at 306 East White Horse Pike in the Bayview section of the township, were occupied. Occupants in the impacted rooms were moved to other rooms at the motel, Garbutt said. The fire was contained to rooms 110 and 210, and was extinguished by 11:…

Friday, February 22, 2013

Eleven Homes on Gull Wing Court Evacuated Due to Gas Leak

A resident was attempting to remove a stump when he broke a gas line.

Eleven residences on Gull Wing Court were evacuated Friday morning, Feb. 22, when a resident attempting to remove a tree stump punctured a gas main, according to Fire Chief Tim McKenna. There was no fire, no one was injured and the residents are already returning to their homes, McKenna said. McKenna believed the resident attempted to remove the stump by hand and using a smallt tractor. "The police department arrived and evacuated everyone's homes due to the wind," McKenna said. "They were brought to the Smithville Community Center and neighbors' houses." South Jersey Gas reported to the scene, and the situation is under control, according to McKenna. "Homes were evacuated for about 45 minutes to an hour," McKenna said. Gull Wing Court is …

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