Crime & Safety

1 Dead In Howell Mobile Home Park Fire

The fire broke out at Angle Inn Mobile Home Park on Route 33​, according to a report.

HOWELL, NJ — A fire broke in a mobile home at a trailer park in Howell one day before Christmas eve, killing one man.

The fire at Angle Inn Mobile Home Park on Route 33 was reported at around 11:30 p.m., according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

The man was found dead inside the mobile home.

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The cause of the fire was still under investigation but is not believed to be suspicious in nature.

A neighbor said that the flames burned into the next morning, according to the Asbury Park Press.

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"There were a lot of flames, a lot of smoke. It took them a lot of time to put it out. It went on for two to three hours trying to get that fire out," the neighbor told the publication.

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