Cinnaminson Woman Suffers Smoke Inhalation in House Fire
Firefighters quickly contained the blaze Saturday morning at a home on Barton Court.
A woman was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire started in the living room of her home Saturday morning, authorities said.
Firefighters were dispatched to the home in the 2600 block of Barton Court at 11:38 a.m. and arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the one-story home. Firefighters were able to control the blaze in about eight minutes, said Cinnaminson Deputy Fire Chief Ira Schonfeld.
"It really helped that we had a crew in the station that was able to respond quickly and get the fire knocked down," he said.
The female resident, whose identity was not released, was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, and taken to Cooper University Hosptial in Camden.
Schonfeld said he believes the woman lives alone in the home.
Property tax records list the owners of the home as David and Mary Capece.
The fire was contained to the living room, dining room and kitchen; the rest of the house suffered minor smoke damage, according to Schonfeld.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation Saturday.
In addition to Cinnaminson Fire Department, engines from Lenola and Pennsauken, as well as an ambulance from Palymrya, responded to the fire.
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
1:49 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Hello! Thankfully, everyone is okay... This is Lori, from I've Got the 'Scoop'!... Pet Love and Care as though YOU were there!!!, in Palmyra.
I have raised funds for two FIDO Bags to be donated to the Cinnaminson Fire Department which will help save the lives of your beloved pets in the event of a fire or disaster in which pets require assistance.
Arrangements to present the bags to the Cinnaminson Fire Department will be made this week, and training via a certified vet, House Paws Mobile Vet Services, will follow soon.
If you are interested in helping your community raises funds for FIDO BAGS and/or wish to attend a training session, please feel free to contact me.
Below is a link so you may read information about the FIDO Bag Program: http://www.thefetchfoundation.com/Newsflash/the-fido-bag-program.html
Thank you to the benevolent donors and courageous fire fighters for always helping our families and their pets!!!
Lori
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
(856) 906-7111
IveGotTheScoop@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/IveGotTheScoopLLC
Lauren Burgoon
1:55 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Hi Lori, You can also add this as an announcement on Patch so it goes out in our daily news digest: http://cinnaminson.patch.com/search/announcements
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
2:13 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Thank you, Lauren! I'm so excited!!! I have FIDO Bags for Palmyra, Cinnaminson, Riverton, Moorestown, a bag for Mt. Laurel, and Pennsauken rec'd a bag already.
Lori
John
12:24 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
wow, I guess thats a related story about a fire....bags for pets...great
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
11:38 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Hi, John! Thanks for your comment...
Each year in the United States an estimated half a million pets are affected by fires, and more than 40,000 of our family pets die from smoke!
By educating pet families and promoting awareness of the FIDO Bag program, I am hopeful there will be increased community participation... additional funds need to be raised so every fire truck in our town, as well as neighboring towns, are all equipped with FIDO Bags.
Have you seen the dramatic photos I posted of unresponsive pets' lives being saved? We must prevent any of our beloved pets from becoming an awful statistic!!!
Please let me know if you wish to help, John.
Thanks again,
Lori
(856) 906-7111
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
IveGotTheScoop@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/IveGotTheScoopLLC
AnoninCinna
9:21 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
The Fido bags are a great idea - and definitely related to the story about the fire. Most people would want to ensure that their pets are saved if there were to be a fire in their homes. I know they have stickers you can put on your windows indicating that there is a pet or pets inside your home so the firefighters know.
This is a great thing and Cinnaminson is very fortunate to have these bags available to our fire department.
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
12:52 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thank you for your comment... and your appreciation for the absolute necessity of having FIDO Bags.
May no family require one to be utilized for their pet... but have the comfort of knowing the fire department is supplied with pet-specific equipment and specialized training to save our beloved pets' lives!!!
Thank you again... and please feel free to contact me if you wish to help out raising awareness and funds for additional bags for the first responders providing services in our community.
Lori (856) 906-7111
I've Got the 'Scoop'!, LLC
IveGotTheScoop@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/IveGotTheScoopLLC