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At 04:06 District 28, RIC 22 were alerted to Wildwood Ave. for a Dwelling fire with entrapment. Gloucester County Communications advised responding units that Pitman Police were on location and had removed one victim and that one person was still trapped. 28302 arrived with heavy smoke showing. Ladder 281 w/5 arrived first due and went into service with a 1 3/4 and started a primary search. Engine 2832 arrived and supplied the Ladder and assisted with the search. Crews encountered heavy fire conditions and a minor water supply issue and had to back out. After a water supply was established crews continued with the search. After an extensive primary search crews located the victim and removed them from the residence. Rescue 281 w/6 set up on side "B" and streched two lines to side "C" while Engine 281 w/2 staged and sent manpower forward.
Command (302) called for additional companies for manpower, bringing Engines from 261 (Glassboro), 103 (Washington Twp.), 231 (Mullica Hill), and a additional RIC from 391 (Elk Twp.) Engines 291 (Williamstown) and 411 (Clayton) covered the district from 281. The incident was placed under control at 05:05.
Both victims were transported to Kennedy Hospital by GCEMS where one was pronounced dead and the other in critical condition. The fire is under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosocuters Office and the Gloucester County Fire Marshals Office.
Video clip by Ken Van Pelt :http://www.youtube.com/user/NewJerseyFireVideos#p/u/12/UTJgM8_tlx8
Photos by Ken Van Pelt, Dave Hoffman & Edan Davis
UPDATE AS OF 03-04-2010 per NJ.Com;
Authorities: Fatal fire in Pitman in February caused by careless smoking
By Jessica Beym
March 04, 2010, 11:53AM
The February fire that took the life of a Pitman woman who was living in her mother’s home on Wildwood Avenue was caused by careless smoking, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
Det. Ronald Koller who investigated the cause determined the fire originated on a chair in the living room. The fire pattern, the fact that cigarette butts were found in the home, and witness interviews led to the determination, said prosecutor’s office spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld.
The early morning blaze, which killed 61-year-old Barbara Powell, started shortly after 4 a.m. on Feb. 3. Firefighters found Powell inside in a back bedroom and she was pulled out through a rear window, then taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Washington Township where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy found the cause of death was smoke inhalation.
Powell’s mother, Jane Esbjornson, 84, was rescued form the home and taken to Kennedy University Hospital, then later transferred to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
She was initially in critical condition but is now recovering, said Weisenfeld
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At 04:06 District 28, RIC 22 were alerted to Wildwood Ave. for a Dwelling fire with entrapment. Gloucester County Communications advised responding units that Pitman Police were on location and had removed one victim and that one person was still trapped. 28302 arrived with heavy smoke showing. Ladder 281 w/5 arrived first due and went into service with a 1 3/4 and started a primary search. Engine 2832 arrived and supplied the Ladder and assisted with the search. Crews encountered heavy fire conditions and a minor water supply issue and had to back out. After a water supply was established crews continued with the search. After an extensive primary search crews located the victim and removed them from the residence. Rescue 281 w/6 set up on side "B" and streched two lines to side "C" while Engine 281 w/2 staged and sent manpower forward.
Command (302) called for additional companies for manpower, bringing Engines from 261 (Glassboro), 103 (Washington Twp.), 231 (Mullica Hill), and a additional RIC from 391 (Elk Twp.) Engines 291 (Williamstown) and 411 (Clayton) covered the district from 281. The incident was placed under control at 05:05.
Both victims were transported to Kennedy Hospital by GCEMS where one was pronounced dead and the other in critical condition. The fire is under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosocuters Office and the Gloucester County Fire Marshals Office.
Video clip by Ken Van Pelt :http://www.youtube.com/user/NewJerseyFireVideos#p/u/12/UTJgM8_tlx8
Photos by Ken Van Pelt, Dave Hoffman & Edan Davis
UPDATE AS OF 03-04-2010 per NJ.Com;
Authorities: Fatal fire in Pitman in February caused by careless smoking
By Jessica Beym
March 04, 2010, 11:53AM
The February fire that took the life of a Pitman woman who was living in her mother’s home on Wildwood Avenue was caused by careless smoking, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
Det. Ronald Koller who investigated the cause determined the fire originated on a chair in the living room. The fire pattern, the fact that cigarette butts were found in the home, and witness interviews led to the determination, said prosecutor’s office spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld.
The early morning blaze, which killed 61-year-old Barbara Powell, started shortly after 4 a.m. on Feb. 3. Firefighters found Powell inside in a back bedroom and she was pulled out through a rear window, then taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Washington Township where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy found the cause of death was smoke inhalation.
Powell’s mother, Jane Esbjornson, 84, was rescued form the home and taken to Kennedy University Hospital, then later transferred to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
She was initially in critical condition but is now recovering, said Weisenfeld
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE IE ANY NON PURCHASED USE WITH OUT PRIOR CONSENT VIA CONTACTING INFO@NEWJERSEYFIRE.COM WILL BE CONSIDERED COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENT. ANY DEPARTMENT WISHING TO RECEIVE 4 FREE WATERMARKED IMAGES FROM THIS INCIDENT MAY REACH US VIA THE CONTACT TAB TO ARRANGE FOR SUCH. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THIS IS YOUR WARNING.
02-03-2010, Fatal Dwelling, Pitman, Wildwood Ave, Photo by Ken Van Pelt (c)2010KVP-NJF-1
02-03-2010, Fatal Dwelling, Pitman, Wildwood Ave, Photo by Ken Van Pelt (c)2010KVP-NJF-1
