Yesterday morning for the 2nd day THIS WEEK, I wake up and read that a home in Bridgeton has gone up in FLAMES! On Thursday December 18th 7 people were displaced when "Investigators stated they believe the fire was caused by clothing that was left near a baseboard heater in the second floor bedroom"So it was a shock when yesterday Dec 20th, the front page of The News of Cumberland County has this "Blaze displaces 31 people".
It was a stroke of LUCK that no one was KILLED in this inferno. Heavy fire shot from the second floor of the house. The facts of this blaze should cause concern by Bridgeton City officials and County officials (ya THINK). Get this, the house is divided into seven apartments and is owned (like most in this town) is owned by Bob Thompson. According to Bridgeton Fire Chief Dave Schoch, Thompson only had 10 residents on record there. "By law there's only supposed to be 18 people living in that building." The fire chief CONFIRMED that there were 31 people living there!
Now, since a landlord broke the law and almost got people killed due to BREAKING that law shouldn't there be a punishment? Well, I can bet my box of Chero's that this landlord who owns half of Bridgeton will not suffer any consequnses except the lost rent to those THIRRY-ONE PEOPLE! Well, maybe only the rent of 10 or 18 but heck who is counting. I am sure Mr. Thompson lost count too. As person on a local Forum said: "This was on the main North-South Street. The City will NEVER return to it's days of glory until it rids itself of these flop houses."
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