Firefighter falls through floor while battling Gloucester County church fire, officials say

VIDEO: A firefighter fell through the floor while battling a church fire in New Jersey early Saturday morning, according to officials. A suspect has been arrested and charged with arson. The fire broke out around 6:40 a.m. at the Colonial Manor United Methodist Church on at Elberne Avenue in West Deptford, Gloucester County, officials said. Officials said one firefighter fell through the floor during the effort to put out the fire. He was removed from the building, taken to the hospital to be treated and has since been released. Firefighters were able to put out the fire and no other injuries were reported. Brian Cannon, 44, was arrested and charged with arson and aggravated assault among other charges, officials said.
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46 dogs rescued from fire near Fairfield Township ’luxury’ K9 Resort

One police officer was hospitalized helping to rescue dozens of dogs from a fire near a pet boarding facility just off Route 46 in Essex County. Fairfield police were called to the Pio Costa Industrial Complex along Bloomfield Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Officer Stacy Chiarolanza. The caller reported that heavy smoke was coming from one of the commercial buildings. When police officers arrived, they found a fire causing damage to the MR Convenience and Smoke Shop. Dangerous smoke was spreading to the adjacent, connecting businesses including the K9 Resorts boarding facility that advertises itself as a "luxury pet hotel." Police officers from Fairfield, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, and Wayne worked quickly to rescue the dogs trapped inside the building.
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Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze on Atlantic City boardwalk

VIDEOS: Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The call came in around 7:15 p.m. Thursday for heavy flames showing in the rear of the Central Pier near Tennessee Avenue. According to Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans, the flames spread below the pier and to several nearby structures within the property. Some of the businesses include an arcade, a speedway, a pizza shop and convenience store. "There were several buildings, small buildings, on fire in the middle to the rear of the building. [There was] fire coming out from underneath the pier. [The] fire had extended into the main building as well, into the rear of the 99 cents store. So it extended inside the main building both vertically, horizontally. These are very large, large structures," Evans noted.
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