Fire Displaces Residents In Gloucester City

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ — Residents were displaced in a dwelling fire Wednesday evening in Gloucester Township, officials said.

Crews were dispatched at about 7 p.m. for a residential fire on the 700 block of Division Street. Members of the Gloucester City Fire Department detected flames on the third floor.

Firefighters confined the blaze to that floor and brought it under control in about 20 minutes. There were no reported injuries.

GCFD investigators determined that the fire was accidental.

Red Cross personnel assisted displaced residents at the scene. During the incident, the GCFD received assistance from the Westville, Camden City, Collingswood and Bellmawr fire departments; Gloucester City police and housing personnel; and Mount Ephraim EMS.