Red Bank Apartment Fire Displaces Two Families: Police

RED BANK, NJ —A fire Wednesday morning at Greentree Apartments, 239 Spring St., displaced two families, police report.

The fire appears to have been caused by combustibles coming in contact with a hot halogen closet light, police said.

At approximately 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Red Bank Police and Fire Department firefighters were dispatched to the apartments for a fire in one of the residences.

"The Fire Department arrived on scene quickly and did a tremendous job gaining control of the fire," said Police Capt. Michael Frazee.

Police on the scene assisted by helping to evacuate surrounding apartments, he said. You can see pictures of the incident on the Red Bank Fire Department Facebook site.

As a result of the fire, two families were displaced - the site of the fire and the unit above - and have been put in contact with Red Cross to assist with housing.

The cause of the fire has been determined to be combustible contents in a closet that had contact with a nearby halogen light that was on.

None of the residents was home during the fire so there were no injuries to residents or firefighters, Frazee said.

However, he said two pets perished in the fire, which he believed were guinea pigs, but he had not confirmed that.

According to a Red Bank Fire Department social media post all Red Bank Fire Department units responded, along with mutual departments from Little Silver Fire Department, Northside (Tinton Falls) and RIT Team of River Plaza Fire (Middletown).