Woman airlifted after fire rips through Shore house
An elderly woman was airlifted to a burn center after a fire Wednesday in Ocean County's Pine Beach, officials say.
(Image courtesy of the Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company No. 1)
An elderly woman was airlifted to a burn center after a fire on Wednesday in Ocean County, officials say.
The fire broke out shortly after noon on the 500 block of Radnor Avenue in Pine Beach, according to a Facebook post from Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.
Arriving firefighters found that bystanders rescued the woman from her vehicle. The first responders discovered that she had suffered burns to her face and upper body.
The woman, who was not identified, was airlifted to Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
Firefighters attempted to fight the fire from inside the structure but were rebuffed by the collapsing roof, officials said.
“Fortunately, nobody else was injured, and the fire was place under control in about an hour,” the Facebook post said.
Authorities have not released the cause of the fire.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Brought to you by Down the Shore
Authorities probe multi-alarm fatal fire at the Shore
An investigation is underway after an early Thursday morning fire that claimed the life of at least one person and injured others at the Jersey Shore.
5 years ago
Fire rips through Shore house on Christmas Day
The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the three-story single-family house on Peter Court in Monmouth County's Wall Township.
5 years ago
Roof collapses as five-alarm fire rips through building on Ocean Grove boardwalk
Officials in Ocean Grove said the fire broke out at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dunes Boardwalk Cafe building.
6 years ago
