Early Morning Fire Rips Through Two Homes On Laurel Boulevard In Lacey

An early morning blaze that began in one home in the 1100 block of Laurel Boulevard and quickly spread to another left the houses uninhabitable, Sgt. Ronald Buxton said.

The fire broke out at 1:11 a.m. When Officers George Resetar and Charles May arrived, flames were shooting out of the right west side and roof of one home and spreading to a house on the right side. Both homes quickly became fully engulfed, Buxton said.

All of the occupants were able to flee the houses uninjured. Both homes had extensive damage and are uninhabitable, he said.

Members of the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department, the Forked River Fire Department, Bamber Fire Department, and Berkeley Township Fire Departments worked together to extinguish the fires.

JCP&L, New Jersey Natural Gas, Lacey MUA, the Lacey Township Building Inspector and the Lanoka Harbor First Aid Squad also responded.

The cause and origin of the original fire is under investigation by Lacey Detective Brian Flynn and the Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office.

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