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Electrical fire reported near Columbia Road in Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor City NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 05:03 PM

Columbia Rd, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215

Fire personnel responded to an electrical fire reported near Columbia Road in Egg Harbor City. The homeowner reported an electrical smell coming from the fireplace which dissipated after power was turned off.

Audio|Heard on: Atlantic County Fire and EMS - Digital

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02:28

Transcript:

00:00

Home all of the fire personnel was near Columbia Road for reporting electrical fire.

00:30

At 16-0 Malko-thurturtura respond near Columbian Road for a portable electrical fire.

00:36

Time out, 20 to 5.

00:42

16 Rale-out of San Juan Root Station.

00:50

We just have the homeowner call back.

00:53

She's stating that the smell coming from her fireplace is electrical.

00:57

They turned it off the smell starting to dissipate, but she called them feeding a smell like something with something made it see any place.

01:05

Thank you.

01:12

1600 central.

01:13

Responding.

01:14

Copy update.

01:16

Okay.

01:23

Third,

01:29

you're 60 ready to phone knockoff? Negative bump the button.

01:35

All right.

01:41

1600 Central and the Rock.

01:44

That's all right.

01:47

1600, we phone the recommendation.

01:53

Central Engine 1622.

01:56

22. 22.

02:01

22 is responding.

02:04

Murtis, did you copy that date?

02:08

Megan.

02:13

They turned those fireplace off it's electrical.

02:17

They see that they were showing when something was melting.

02:20

It started to dissipate after they turned to look civil.

02:24

Receive.

02:26

Central 1633 responding.

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Columbia Rd, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215

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