Evening house fire on Amber Court in Blackwood kills two pets, displaces family

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — An evening house fire Thursday in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township left a home uninhabitable and killed two pets, though no residents or responders were injured, officials said.

Gloucester Township Police said officers were dispatched around 5:06 p.m. to Amber Court after reports of heavy smoke coming from a residence, prompting a multi-agency emergency response.

Fire crews force entry, find no occupants inside

When officers and firefig...