Asbury Park Toy Drive Founder Connie Breech said a larger community responded to the needs of a mother of four who lost everything in last week’s house fire. Sherrice Lyles and her children were displaced after a charging hoverboard sparked and caused fire, smoke and water damage to her Prospect Avenue home. The Jersey Coast […]

No injuries were reported in a Wednesday afternoon blaze that broke out in the bedroom of a home on Prospect Avenue, fire department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. When firefighters responded to the estimated 4:25 p.m. call, they found heavy smoke conditions emitting from the single family home, Giberson said. The fire was contained and […]

[Correction: An early version of this story said the fire occurred 11 p.m Wednesday instead of Tuesday]. The family displaced by by Tuesday night fire say they will stay with family until they can find more permanent shelter. The nine member family returned Wednesday to gather personal belongings and begin the process of remediation at […]

A second-alarm structure fire in a multi-family dwelling in Asbury Park left one adult and three children without a home Tuesday morning. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a fire in the second floor apartment at 510 Sixth Avenue at 10:17 a.m., according to Fire Marshall Garrett Giberson. The fire originated in a second floor unit of […]