Full Notification

On February 19, 2025, at approximately 0849 hours, 
the Middle Township Police Department was notified of smoke coming from a storage unit at Burleigh Storage in the Burleigh section of Middle Township. Upon the officers' arrival it was found that several units were fully engulfed in fire.  Fire department personnel were 
immediately dispatched to the scene. One subject was transported to Cooper Medical Center for smoke inhalation.

The fire is currently under investigation by the Middle Township Police Department Major Crimes Unit, Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, Cape May County Fire Marshal’s Office and the New Jersey State Fire Marshal’s Office. 

Also assisting in the investigation are the Cape May Courthouse Fire Department, Green Creek Fire Department, Rio Grande Fire Department, Stone Harbor Fire Department, Ocean View Fire 
Department, Goshen Fire Department, AtlantiCare EMS and Command, Middle Township EMS, Cape May County OEM, Cape May County CBRNE, New Jersey DEP, Cape May County MUA, and Middle Township Public Works.