WEST WILDWOOD – Firefighters responded to a dwelling fire at 636 W Poplar Avenue in the Borough of West Wildwood March 23 at 7:32 p.m. On arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from a two and a half story residential property.
Firefighters entered the dwelling and began extinguishing fire found on the second and third floors. The building was searched and found to be unoccupied at the time of the incident. Firefighters operated on scene for well over three hours, chasing pockets of fire in concealed areas in walls and ceilings.
There were no injuries reported. Units operating on scene were West Wildwood, Wildwood and North Wildwood Engine 2. Rio Grande Fire and EMS were on scene as well. The fire remains under investigation by the CMC Fire Marshal’s Office and the Wildwood Fire Department.
During this incident, Wildwood Crest FD handled additional fire alarm calls in the City of Wildwood.
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A multiple-alarm residential fire in the vicinity of Avenue I and Poplar Avenue was being fought March 23 after being reported about 7:30 p.m.
Responding companies included West Wildwood, North wildwood, Wildwood and Rio Grande for rapid intervention.
Stone Harbor stood by in North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest stood by in Wildwood.
Rio Grande Rescue was also on scene as was the Cape May County Fire Marshal.
No further information was available.
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