The anxiety and tension surfaced May 28 in Sea Isle City Council chambers as worried residents and property owners filled every seat to have a voice in municipal deliberations in the wake of another residential fire.
A car parked in the driveway of a home at 5605 Central Ave. caught fire May 23 at 10:36 p.m. Fire spread to the home, bringing the total number of residential fires in Sea Isle to four in the last 18 months, with one fatality.
As individuals added their input to the discussion as to what could possibly have happened to cause another home to burn in Sea Isle City, there was a consistent thread of sentiment: fire department volunteers are wonderful, residents appreciate their service, but it may be time to examine other options, including a paid service, although that’s an expensive option.
Residents are scared and believe their homes could be next as fires jump from one building to another.