Firefighters from Stafford and Barnegat townships as well as Forked River extinguished flames from a garage fire at L.M. Farina & Sons, located next to Kline Brothers Landscaping on East Bay Avenue in Manahawkin, early afternoon on Monday, Jan. 18.
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| Photo by Jack Reynolds Firefighters work to put out a fire in Manahawkin. |
The call came in around 1:09 p.m., according to Stafford Township Police Capt. Thomas Delane.
“The shed is a total loss,” he said, adding that the adjoining residence also suffered heat and water damage.
The cause of the fire was deemed accidental due to a wood stove located in the garage. It was investigated by the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Stafford Township Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CIU.
The Stafford Township First Aid Squad also responded to the scene.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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