LINCROFT FIRE INJURES HOMEOWNER, 81


An 81-year-old Lincroft man was burned in a fire started when he was doing plumbing work with a torch, police said Wednesday.

The fire, at 6 Rimwood Drive, reported at about 10:45, started when homeowner Lawrence Fagel was sweating pipes in a bathroom, according to Middletown police spokesman Lieutenant Detective Steve Dollinger.

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