Mutual Aid Response Brought Stone Harbor to Restaurant Fire

Photo by Courtesy of RIO GRANDE FIRE COMPANY

Photo by Courtesy of RIO GRANDE FIRE COMPANY
Stone Harbor, N.J. — June 14 — On a mutual aid assignment, Stone Harbor Volunteer Fire Company #1's Engine 13 responded to a first-alarm restaurant fire in the 4600 block of Pacific Avenue in Wildwood. The first responders discovered smoke throughout the structure and a fire in the back kitchen area. Wildwood, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and Rio Grande firefighters received assistance from Stone Harbor firefighters in their suppression efforts.
Firefighters limited the amount of damage to the building by swiftly containing the fire to the kitchen. In roughly fifteen minutes, the situation was under control and no casualties were recorded. The fire was found to be unintentional by the Cape May County Fire Marshal's Office.