Cardiff Restaurant Fire

The volunteerfire companies of Cardiff and Bargaintown were dispatched to Black Horse Pike, the formerTouch of Italy Restaurant, at 2329, on April 3, 2023, fora structure fire. Cardiff Chief Gil Zonge arrived to find heavy fire showing from a single-story wood frame commercial building and requested a second alarm, bringing Farmington, West Atlantic City, and Scullville to the scene, as well as EMS and a RITfrom the City of Northfield. Three aerial ladders were put into operation. The fire involved several structures used forstorage, two walk-in boxes among them. Ahydrant located at the rearof the building was used to supply Cardiff Engine 1516 and Tower15. Firefighters used several handlines to attack the fire with otherfirefighters pulling down fence on the Aside and removing the exteriors of the walk-in boxes, exposing the fire. Firefighters were backed out of the B side and the towerwas used to knock down the now-exposed fire. Because of the close proximity of the fire to the roof of the restaurant, crews on the roof opened up along with crews going inside and pulling the ceiling of the bararea ensuring no extension. The fire was underinvestigation by Egg HarborTownship Police and the EHTFD Fire Investigator.