Magnolia Street House Fire Started Outside The Home

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The house fire on Magnolia Road Tuesday in Iselin appeared to have started on the exterior of the home, said a Woodbridge Twp. spokeswoman.

This was the fire that broke out at 2:25 a.m. at a home on Magnolia Road, off North Laurel Avenue.

All eight members of the family that lived in the home did make it out, but several suffered from smoke inhalation, said Twp. spokesman John Hagerty.

The home sustained major damage and is uninhabitable, and the Red Cross is helping the family find temporary housing.

There have been a number of house fires in Woodbridge in the past two weeks:

Last Monday, Oct. 14 a home on Taylor Terrace was completely destroyed by a fire, and that day's high winds caused the flames to jump to the house immediately next door, which also suffered serious damage.

There was also a garage fire in Fords Sunday: The fire started in a garage in the back of a property on Main Street.

Woodbridge firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze with minimal damage. Hopelawn Fire Dept. also assisted.

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