Early morning garage fire spreads to Roxbury Township home, prompts second-alarm response
ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A garage fire spread to a home in Roxbury Township early Wednesday morning, prompting a second-alarm response as firefighters battled heavy flames and police officers helped rescue pets from the residence, according to the Roxbury Township Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, to a reported garage fire on Mildred Terrace.
While emergency crews were responding, Morris County Communications received multiple additional 911 calls reporting heavy fire conditions in the garage. Based on the updated information, the Roxbury fire chief requested a second alarm, bringing additional firefighters and emergency personnel to the scene.
According to the fire department, all occupants safely evacuated the residence before emergency personnel arrived.
First-arriving firefighters encountered heavy flames involving the garage, with the fire extending along the side of the home. Members of the Roxbury Police Department assisted in rescuing pets from the structure.
Firefighters immediately launched an aggressive interior and exterior attack, quickly knocking down the bulk of the flames and preventing the fire from spreading further, according to the department.
The response included the Roxbury Fire and EMS Department, Roxbury Police Department, Roxbury Fire Prevention Bureau, Netcong Fire Department, Flanders Fire Department, Chester Fire Department, MAC 31 and Atlantic EMS.
Fire departments from Wharton, Mine Hill and Randolph provided station coverage while crews operated at the scene.
The Roxbury Township Fire Department thanked the responding agencies, mutual aid partners, Morris County Communications and personnel who provided station coverage for their assistance and coordinated response.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Roxbury Fire Prevention Bureau.
