Firefighters remained at the scene of an Old Bridge house fire today where one person was killed. The fire in the home at 319 Sunset Avenue, on the west side of the township, was first reported about 9 a.m. Neighbors said Flora Ng, a woman in her 50s, had lived alone in the … [Read more...]
Old Bridge contractor garage destroyed in fire
An electrical problem sparked a fire that destroyed a detached garage at Brasusa Masonry Contractors on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The fire fully engulfed the garage at 3011 Englishtown Road, South Old Bridge Fire Chief Robert Verney said Wednesday. South Old Bridge … [Read more...]
Fire destroys vacant Old Bridge house
Police and fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant Cape Cod-style home on Birch Street around 3 a.m. Friday, authorities said. The home at 76 Birch St. had a "For sale" sign on its front lawn. A couple of second-floor ... … [Read more...]
Crash on Route 9 in Old Bridge snarls traffic, leaves two hurt
Officials are on the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Route 9 near Ticetown Road, police said. Police were called to the scene at about 6:11 a.m. this morning, when a motorist traveling southbound on Route 9 crossed the median into the northbound ... … [Read more...]
Rescue efforts in deadly Old Bridge fire are hampered by ‘thick smoke, intense flames’
OLD BRIDGE -- Firefighters’ efforts to reach a 21-year-old man and his father were hampered by clutter around a stairwell that made the blaze in their Old Bridge home burn more intensely, the township’s mayor said today. Police said they rushed to the West Alton Place home at … [Read more...]
Old Bridge man injured in garage fire
A 57-year-old Old Bridge resident was seriously injured when he was caught in a fire that erupted in his garage. The fire at the home on Hansen Road was spotted by a neighbor, who called 911 around noon, said Old Bridge Police Lt. Arthur Barullo. The homeowner, who has not … [Read more...]
Pink Ribbon Tour
The Pink Heals Tour makes a stop in Old Bridge, Saturday, October 3, 2009, as part of a nation-wide journey to raise breast cancer awareness. Two pink fire trucks, one towing a 13ft high stainless steel ribbon, were escorted by local police, fire companies and motorcyclists as … [Read more...]
Fire does substantial damage to Old Bridge home; no injuries reported
Family displaced after fire rips through Old Bridge home
A family was displaced over the weekend after a two-alarm fire ripped through their ranch home, fire officials said. No injuries occurred in the fire at 430 Marlboro Road, which was reported at 2:54 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Chief Mike Galvin of the South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire … [Read more...]
Woman escapes 3-alarm fire in Old Bridge
A woman managed to escape her house at 79 Van Tines Lane before flames engulfed her house early Saturday morning, police said. The resident told officials that she was alerted to a fire inside her house by her barking dog, said Police Sgt. Paul Moser. When the woman looked out … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Driver swerves to avoid deer, hits utility pole, sparking house fire in Old Bridge
An electrical fire broke out at an Englishtown Road home early Monday after a dump truck swerved to avoid a group of deer and knocked down a utility pole, police and fire officials said. Firefighters were at scene for nearly six hours to put out the fire and to deal with about … [Read more...]
Prescribed burn in Old Bridge
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service with the South Old Bridge fire department perform a prescribed burn of the woodlands around the new Mannino Park just North of Route 516 near the Owens Road intersection in Old Bridge on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. (AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/Staff) … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Seven displaced; one pet dead after blaze in Old Bridge
Two families were displaced after a fire burned through their home on Englishtown Road Sunday morning, a fire official said. No occupants or firefighters were injured, but a pet dog died the blaze, said Bob Verney, chief of the South Old Volunteer Bridge Fire Company. The … [Read more...]
Old Bridge girl, 11, jumps off roof to escape fire
Child leaps into arms of two neighbors as blaze damages house Tuesday, January 06, 2009 BY JEANETTE RUNDQUIST Star-Ledger Staff An 11-year-old Old Bridge girl jumped from the roof of her home into the arms of neighbors yesterday, escaping a fire that extensively damaged … [Read more...]
Morganville blaze
MORGANVILLE, NJ - At about 8:25 p.m. Morganville Independent (28-3) and Morganville Volunteer (28-4) fire companies were dispatched to a structure fire at 35 Wicker Place in the Morganville section of Marlboro Township. As Chief Danny Eckel (28-3-66) called in service, he was … [Read more...]
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