Fire Rips Through Historic Home in Cape May
Photo by CAPE MAY FIRE DEPT.Fire ripped through the back of 924 Washington St. in Cape May on 8/12/19.
Photo by CAPE MAY FIRE DEPT.
Photo by JUSTIN MATTESCompanies from all over Cape May County responded to 924 Washington St.
Photo by JUSTIN MATTESThe majority of the damage occurred in the back of the historic house.
Photo by JUSTIN MATTESCape May's ladder truck attacks the fire from the Madison Ave. side of the structure.
Cape May, NJ - Shortly after 1:00 P.M. on August 12th, the Cape May FD received a call for smoke coming out of a structure at 924 Washington Street.
Chief Alex Coulter arrived on scene to find fire coming from the third floor in the rear of the Victorian house. The fire spread into the attic within minutes of the initial call, but it was quickly contained.
A second-alarm was immediately called, bringing fire apparatus in from all over lower Cape May County. An engine from the US Coast Guard responded as well as additional units from Erma, Lower Township, Rio Grande, Town Bank, Villas, Wildwood and West Cape May.
The historic home was unoccupied at the time of the fire and the cause is under investigation.
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