(Photo: Courtesy Readingon Township Police Department)

House destroyed by fire in Hunterdon County

Jay Edwards June 2, 2020

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READINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – A house was destroyed by flames early Monday morning in Readington Township.

The fire broke out at around 12:20 a.m at a home on Readington Road, police said.

According to police, the initial investigation revealed that the sleeping residents were woken by the sounding smoke detectors in the home. All of them narrowly escaped the blaze due to their rapid evacuation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Readington Township Police Dept and Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, police said.

Readington Police are reminding all residents to check their smoke and CO detectors for operability.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.