A fire raced through a southern New Jersey neighborhood, destroying six homes, killing a girl and leaving her sister unaccounted for, authorities said Thursday.
The blaze in Millville was reported at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, but firefighters' initial efforts were hampered because a nearby hydrant wasn't working, Millville Fire Chief John Wettstein said. Crews had to run about 800 feet (about 240 meters) of hose to another hydrant and nearly that length to a third to combat the blaze, which burned for several hours before it was brought under control.
Two homes were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, and the blaze soon spread to a third.
The body of one girl was found amidst the rubble, and authorities were searching for her sister. The girls' father was injured in the blaze and was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Their names haven't been released.
About two dozen residents were displaced. One woman said she and her three young children safely escaped their burning home because the fire awoke her boyfriend, who was able to alert them and get them to safety.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters were still searching the rubble and spraying hot spots Thursday afternoon. The fire's heat was so intense that it melted part of a fire truck and a parked car.
This aerial video image provided by WPVI shows houses damaged from a fire in Millville, N.J., Thursday, April 10, 2025. (WPVI via AP)
This aerial video image provided by WPVI shows houses damaged from a fire in Millville, N.J., Thursday, April 10, 2025. (WPVI via AP)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis had 26 points and nine rebounds to help No. 7 Texas beat Grambling State 93-62 on Monday night.
Vokietaitis, a 7-foot junior, shot 8 for 12 from the field and made 10 of 12 free throws in 23 minutes. He leads the Longhorns (3-0) in scoring at 21.3 points per game.
Joe Sterling added 13 points and Marcus Spears Jr. had 12, both off the bench. Elyjah Freeman provided 11 points and six rebounds, and David Punch finished with 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
Vokietaitis was the only Longhorns player with more than seven field-goal attempts.
Texas, driving and posting up inside, outscored Grambling State 46-18 in the paint. The Longhorns had a 14-0 edge in fast-break points.
Mekhi Fitts led Grambling State (1-1) with 13 points, and Antoine Shannon had 12.
Sterling picked up three fouls in six first-half minutes. But he was productive during that stretch, scoring all 13 of his points and adding three assists and two steals. He went 3 of 4 on 3-pointers.
Another freshman, Bo Ogden, was 2 of 3 from long distance as the Longhorns finished the half at 6 for 12 and with a 55-27 lead.
Grambling was much less efficient on 3s, missing 12 of 17 in the half. Isaiah Miranda, a 7-foot-2 senior, played primarily on the perimeter and missed all six of his 3-point attempts after going 4 of 5 while scoring 29 points in the Tigers' 89-87 win against Northern Illinois a week earlier.
Miranda also had difficulty on defense, picking up three fouls in the first three minutes — two while guarding Vokietaitis inside. The foul trouble restricted Miranda to nine minutes in the half. He finished with eight points in 23 minutes.
Grambling State visits No. 24 Kentucky next Monday.
Texas faces Baylor on Sunday in San Antonio.
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Texas center Matas Vokietaitis (8) scores between Grambling State guard Antonio Shannon (0) and forward Isaiah Miranda (14) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
