NJ principal spots fire at teacher's house

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – She's not just a school principal — she's a rescuer. 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 said 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

Yep you really have to be careful with them ashes you just can't dump them any were, he needs an education on wood burn for the home.

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

That just aint smart.