Crime & Safety
Homeowner Tries To Smoke Out Rat, Catches Shed On Fire In Somerset County: Police
Volunteer firefighters extinguished the fire on Wednesday night.
MANVILLE, NJ — A homeowner's efforts to get rid of a rat in their shed turned into an emergency situation on Wednesday night.
At 6:25 p.m., Manville Police and Fire were called to a home on Haran Avenue in the borough for a reported shed on fire.
Manville Police Lt. John Crater told Patch the homeowner was trying to smoke out a rat and the shed caught fire.
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"The fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the shed," according to Manville Fire Company #1.
Damage was reported to lawn equipment inside the shed, said Crater.
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Fire companies, including Camplain FireCo, Manville Fire Company #3, and Manville Fire Department also came to help.
The Manville Fire Company #1 has been protecting the resident of Manville for 100 years and is made up of volunteers. If interested in volunteering visit Manville Fire Company #1.
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