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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

UPDATE: Forklift Victim is Not Employee of Landscaping Business

John Fratianni, of Barnegat, was knocked down and run over by a loaded forklift in the working yard of Pantano Nursery and Landscaping in Manalapan Township.

UPDATE, 12:15 p.m. on Dec. 21: The victim of the forklift accident has been identified as John Fratianni of Barnegat Township, according to Capt. Chris Marsala of the Manalapan Police Department. Fratianni is not an employee of Pantano Landscaping, where the incident occurred, Marsala said. He is currently still hospitalized at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center for his injuries, where he was transported yesterday via medevac by the New Jersey State Police. ------------------------------------- Original story posted at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 20: A resident of Barnegat was the victim of an industrial accident today, according to police. Early this afternoon Manalapan police responded to a call about a person who was knocked down and run over by …

UPDATE: Structure Fire at McCaffery Road Home Began from Dryer

No injuries or deaths reported at the residential fire.

UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20: Manalapan Police have confirmed that the fire originally began as a dryer fire. According to police, a resident of the home called at 11:17 a.m. to report a dryer fire. At 11:21 a.m. the resident called the police back to inform them that the fire had spread and turned into a working structure fire. Fire units and patrols responded, but the whole house was eventually effected by the fire. The Monmouth County Fire Marshall, along with Detective Charles Alaimo, are undergoing further investigation. Englishtown Fire Department Chief Pete Hall said that he was one of the first on the scene and quickly responded to the fire with one engine and a utility. Manalapan Fire Company #1 brought a ladder truck, …

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