NJ principal spots fire at teacher's house

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - February 25, 2009 Principal Jill MacIntosh noticed flames shooting out of a garbage can as she drove to work Tuesday at Washington Street Elementary School in Toms River.

It turned out that the fire was on the property of Wendy Yorke, a third-grade teacher at her school who is home on maternity-leave with her 4-month-old son.

MacIntosh knocked on the door and helped get her employee out.

The only damage to the home was on the exterior of the garage - though Yorke family members say it could have been much worse without MacIntosh.

The fire apparently started after the teacher's husband Michael Yorke dumped ashes from a wood-burning stove into the trash can.

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Information from: Asbury Park Press, http://www.app.com

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