3Couple escapes midnight inferno in Whiting but cats perish in fire sparked by electrical malfunction

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A late-night fire tore through a single-family home in the Whiting section of Manchester Township on Sunday, destroying the residence and killing two family pets — but sparing the lives of the sleeping couple inside, thanks to a neighbor’s quick action.

The blaze erupted around 10:20 p.m. at 5 Darien Court, where officers arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames. Police said Wilfredo Ramos and Ada Meacham were asleep in their bedroom when they were jolted awake by the sound of fire alarms — and a neighbor banging on their windows after spotting flames from across the cul-de-sac.

The couple was able to escape unharmed. No injuries or smoke inhalation w

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