Long Branch resident Warren West saw his belongings go up in flames when his Brighton Avenue apartment � along with part of the block � burned in February.�Everything I ever had, pretty much,� said West, 36, describing the scope of the loss. �The only thing I had was the stuff in my car. Everything else is gone, so you start all over.�The Feb. 13 fire raced through three buildings in Long Branch�s west end, destroying 14 apartments and 10 businesses.Somewhere among the ashes and debris was West�s furniture and clothes. His girlfriend�s belongings were destroyed too. Other losses include three pieces of property belonging to Comcast Cable: a high-definition digital video recorder box, a digital cable box and a cable modem.Now West, a bartender, has ...
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