Crime & Safety

Family Loses Home, Dog In Brick Township Fire

The family of five was not home at the time of the fire, according to a family friend. Their pet dog was not able to be saved.

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Smoke from a house fire in Brick Township on Tuesday can be seen from one of the Garden State Parkway cameras maintained by the state Department of Transportation.
Smoke from a house fire in Brick Township on Tuesday can be seen from one of the Garden State Parkway cameras maintained by the state Department of Transportation. (Via 511nj.org)

Updated, 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 25

BRICK, NJ — A two-alarm fire destroyed a Brick Township home on Tuesday, displacing a family of five and killing their pet dog.

The family was not home at the time of the fire at the home on Chelsea Drive, off Sally Ike Road, a family friend told Patch. The family's mixed breed dog, Luna, perished, the friend said.

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The fire was reported shortly after 9 a.m. and a second alarm was sounded to bring in more firefighters, said Richard Orlando, assistant chief of the Brick Bureau of Fire Safety.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from the Garden State Parkway.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This is a breaking news report and will be updated as additional information becomes available.

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