Shack-like dwellings in Lakewood were deemed unsafe and illegal, but questions remain over how they were built and operated without proper permits.

A mattress fire sparked by careless smoking killed a 65-year-old man in Manchester, authorities announced. Michael Seaman was found dead inside his Panda Lane home after a fire broke out on Wednesday, ...

A 51-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to three years in state prison for starting a house fire, attacking another ...

"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for Ocean County ...

Ocean County fire marshal weighs in The fire, reported shortly after 9 p.m., started in a mattress in the southwest corner bedroom, he said.

The current owners of the property at 956 East County Line Rd., Diversified Capital, say they are still planning to demolish the remaining structures and build nine homes on the 2.39-acre site. The ...

The fire that started it all Questions first arose about the East County Line Road site after fire destroyed several shack-like apartments, displacing 10 residents, on April 26.