A three-alarm fire heavily damaged a Newark apartment building Tuesday afternoon leaving over 20 residents homeless and causing more than $1 million in damage.
No injuries were reported in the fire in Building 18 of the Southgate Apartments just off South College Avenue across from Delaware Stadium, according to the state fire marshal.
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Deputy Chief Andrew Happer said the fire started in the attic of the building. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office.
Parts of South College Avenue were closed while firefighters battled the blaze.
Heavy smoke was pouring from the building when Aetna firefighters arrived on the scene, Happer said. A second and then third alarm was raised around 3 p.m. The fire was under control by 4 p.m.
The University of Delaware Police Department alerted students to “ongoing fire department activity” at Southgate Garden Apartments.
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Fire company units from around New Castle County and a unit from Maryland also responded to the incident.
“We ended up getting called for multiple calls of smoke coming from the building,” Happer said, adding that the fire was above the third floor.
Southgate’s property manager said around 20 residents are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross to find temporary housing.
One resident, Mounika Kasarla, and two others were in her apartment when she said her electricity fluctuated before seeing the fire. They ran out of the apartment and called 911.
“We couldn’t get the complete visual of that one, but we saw something big, and we just came out running,” she said.
Primo Maschio won the $110,000 DSBF series championship for sophomore male pacers Thursday at Bally’s Dover
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DOVER — Following decisive wins in both preliminary legs, Primo Maschio dug deep to head off Lew Not Lou for a 1:52.3 triumph in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Bally’s Dover.
Primo Maschio and driver Trae Porter landed second-over on the first turn behind Shore Not Beach (driven by Pat Berry), who worked to clear early leader Lew Not Lou (Jason Thompson) for the lead at the end of a :27 first quarter. Left uncovered off the first turn, Primo Maschio drove on to assume control of the terms with a circuit to go, and the Badlands Hanover-Primadonna gelding rolled to the half in :55.
Up the backstretch and through the far turn, Primo Maschio faced sustained pressure from Lew Not Lou, who re-emerged from third to force a :28.2 third quarter and pose an even bigger threat off the home turn.
“I was a little worried,” said Porter of Lew Not Lou taking aim at Primo Maschio off the corner. “He got to my saddle pad, but as soon as we got to the top of the stretch, my colt dug in deeper. He’s such a nice horse.”
Primo Maschio kept Lew Not Lou a neck at bay while Shore Not Beach stayed on from the pocket to finish third, just a length shy of the top pair.
Walter Callahan trains Primo Maschio, now a 19-time winner with $414,618 in earnings from 27 career starts, for Forrest Bartlett. As the overwhelming 1-10 favorite, Primo Maschio paid $2.20 to win.
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Lochlyn Marsh scored 12 points for Delaware Valley. Peter Dubljevic had eight points.
Ryan Frame and Richie Jobs each scored 16 points for Bernards (0-3). Ricky Giebel tallied 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Casey Hoeckele recorded 12 rebounds with four points and three blocks.
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