Crime & Safety
Galloway Home 'Fully Engulfed' In Christmas Eve Fire: Police
The fire happened just around midnight on Christmas Eve, Galloway police said.
GALLOWAY, NJ — A Great Creek Road home was "fully engulfed" in a Christmas Eve fire, Galloway police said.
No injuries were reported, and all residents and pets were evacuated safely, police said in a news release.
Police responded to the home on the 400 block of Great Creek Road just after midnight on Dec. 24 for reports of a structure fire, where the home was found fully engulfed, police said.
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Numerous fire departments quickly arrived and began extinguishing the fire, police said.
Great Creek Road was closed between Sylvan Avenue and Pitney Road for about three hours.
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation by Det. Fenil Gandhi.
Police thanked Oceanville Fire Department, Bayview Fire Department, Pomona Fire Department, Absecon Fire Department, Galloway Township Office of Emergency Management and Galloway Township Emergency Medical Services for their assistance.
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