Crime & Safety

Blaze Burns Jersey Shore Boardwalk, 4 Dead In Crashes: NJ Weekend

Here are the headlines you may have missed from the weekend in New Jersey.

Here are the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey you may have missed.
Here are the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey you may have missed. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

A two-alarm fire burned the Atlantic City boardwalk, two people were injured in a Newark shooting and three people died when a tractor-trailer slammed into a car parked on the shoulder of the Turnpike.

Here are the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey you may have missed.

Blaze Damages Multiple Buildings On Jersey Shore Boardwalk

A two-alarm fire damaged multiple buildings on the Atlantic City boardwalk on Friday, according to multiple reports citing officials.

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The blaze started around 4 p.m. at Peanut World, located at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the Boardwalk, NJ Advance Media and The Press of Atlantic City reported.

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Newark Shooting Injures 2

Two people were hurt in a shooting Saturday afternoon near Dickerson Street in Newark, according to media reports.

One victim was found at the scene and hospitalized, while a second drove themselves to a hospital and remains in critical condition, News12 reported.

3 Dead Following Tractor-Trailer Crash On NJ Turnpike: NJ State Police

Three people have died following a tractor-trailer crash on the shoulder of the NJ Turnpike on Sunday afternoon, NJ State Police Trooper Christopher Postorino told Patch.

At 1:39 p.m. on Sunday, Postorino said troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on the NJ Turnpike SNO roadway at milepost 64.6 in East Windsor Township.

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Motorcyclist Dies In Crash On I-76

A 29-year-old Camden County man was killed Saturday night in a motorcycle crash in Gloucester City, according to State Police.

Kody L. Reilly, from Stratford, was traveling from Route 130 onto Interstate 76 when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Read more: Man Killed In Camden Co. Motorcycle Crash Remembered For Big Heart, Living On 'Wild Side'

7 People Displaced After Fire In Orange

Seven people were displaced after a Sunday night fire at a home on Union Street in Orange, which started on the first floor around 8 p.m. and spread to the second floor, according to media reports.

According to News12, fire crews brought the blaze under control, and Red Cross was contacted to assist the displaced people with emergency housing.

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