Fire Damages Ocean Twp. Home

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ — Residents of a Standish Drive home were evacuated after a fire there on Tuesday night, Dec. 26. The residents are safe, but the home is not currently habitable, officials said Wednesday.

The Oakhurst Independent Hose Company No. 1 was dispatched to the home, confirmed the working fire extending to the attic and called for assistance from Wanamassa Fire Company and Glendola Fire RIT, the department said in a social media post.

Wanamassa Fire Company said in a post: "Our company operated on scene for approximately one hour until released by command. Great job by the initial arriving units evacuating the occupants, who were originally reported to be trapped within the residence."

Residents were evacuated from the structure by the Ocean Township Police and Fire Departments, the post said.

The initial dispatch was at 6 p.m. and the units cleared the scene at around 8:30 p.m., said Tom Reu, director of the township Office of Emergency Management.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Reu said. He said the residents are safe, but the home is not currently habitable.

The fire company thanked mutual aid companies on scene and West Long Branch Fire and Eatontown Fire for providing for township coverage.