Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Storage Trailer At Toms River East
The trailer had been used to store items for the local youth football program, Toms River Schools Superintendent Michael Citta said.
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A fire destroyed a storage trailer on the grounds of Toms River High School East over the weekend, officials said Monday.
Toms River Regional Schools Superintendent Michael Citta said the fire was in a trailer used to store items for the Toms River Warriors, the American Youth Football program for Toms River residents.
Citta said authorities had investigated the fire but he did not have information on the outcome of the investigation.
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He said the trailer had been destroyed and it was removed from the grounds on Monday.
Anthony Foti, president of the Toms River Warriors, confirmed the trailer had held items for the youth football program but that those items had not been salvageable for quite some time before the fire.
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"Nothing that was in there was usable," Foti said, adding the program had turned the trailer over to the school district for the grounds crew to use.
"We have a mobile trailer we use now," Foti said.
Toms River police and fire officials had not released information on the cause of the fire as of noon Monday.
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