An Whiting home sustains major damage from a house fire around 2 pm on Sunday leaving one cat fatally wounded and one golden retriever in need of treatment for possible smoke inhalation.
A fire at 58 Aaron Drive Saturday in Manahawkin is considered non-suspicious in nature by fire officials, and a preliminary report determines the cause of the blaze involves a disregarded ash tray in a garbage can but the incident remains under further investigation.
Police and fire crews responding to a smoke condition near Community Medical Center in Toms River Monday night discovered it was coming from a single family home at 26 Oliver Street, according to authorities.
Toms River Police spokesman Ralph Stocco said the home had been vacant for about a year and that the fire caused significant damage...
Functioning smoke alarms likely saved a family as fire ripped through their Howell Township house in the middle of the night, but when and if they can return is a question yet to be answered.
A Barnegat 82-year-old managed to escape flames that enveloped his house Tuesday afternoon. But it doesn't seem likely that it will be his home again any time soon, if at all.
Gunshot wounds on all four family members who died after being discovered in their burning house in Long Branch Tuesday lead to the conclusion that a murder-suicide took place, and that the fire was intentional.
What started as a backyard barbecue ended in disaster in Lakewood late Thursday afternoon, after the grill tipped over and triggered a blaze that reduced the house to cinders.