Quick-Acting Good Samaritans Save 2 from House Fire

A Flynn Avenue family is forced out of their home, badly damaged by a Jan. 16 blaze. But everyone is safe, thanks to several people who sprang into action.

Marian Boben took her normal shortcut to work Wednesday from her Cinnaminson home, cutting down Flynn Avenue in Moorestown on her way to the office. But yesterday’s drive took a lifesaving turn. As she drove down Flynn Avenue, Boben encountered thick plumes of black smoke and flames dancing from the roof of a home on the 200 block, cutting through the morning’s gray skies. “There was no one outside and no fire trucks or sirens,” said Boben. “Something wasn’t right. I pulled over, called 911 and started trying to alert the people inside.” As she ran to the front door, several other neighbors and drivers saw and rushed to help, too. Boben assumed anyone inside might be elderly and couldn’t hear what was happening. Instead, as the Good …

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