Menu
32 °F Ocean City, US
February 23, 2025

Ocean City fire Monday displaces three occupants, slightly injures firefighter

OCEAN CITY – Three occupants were displaced because of a fire Monday afternoon on the second floor of a home at 1414 Simpson Ave.

Ocean City 911 center started to receive calls at 4:46 p.m. reporting the fire and the Ocean City Fire Department responded within three minutes from being dispatched, according to public information officer Doug Bergen.

Firefighters were met with a large fire on the second floor and worked with mutual aid partners Marmora Volunteer Fire Department and the Margate Fire Department to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring buildings.

The fire was under control at 5:26 p.m., Bergen said. There were no injuries to civilians and one minor injury to a firefighter.

The fire is under investigation by the OCFD Investigation Unit, Ocean City Police Department and the New Jersey State Fire Marshal’s office.

– Photos by DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff

Related articles

Upper Township school budget hikes tax; help may be on way

PETERSBURG — The continued loss of state aid once again has the Upper Township School District asking taxpayers for more money, but a bill moving through the Legislature may ease the burden. The Board of Education voted March 20 to send the 2023-24 budget to the executive county superintendent following a presentation by Business Administrator […]

Protest delays test borings for wind farm project

Tuesday morning’s peaceful rally was mostly symbolic in fight against Ocean Wind 1 UPDATE: After this story was filed Tuesday morning for the Sentinel’s print edition, six people were arrested at the protest Tuesday afternoon by the Ocean City Police Department for refusing to leave the work zone where a contractor was beginning to dig […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *