HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – No injuries reported after kitchen fire at a Hackettstown restaurant on Tuesday morning.
The kitchen fire was reported at around 8:59 a.m., at Marley’s Gotham Grill located at 169 Main Street, police said.
When officers arrived on scene, the officers observed fire coming from the rear of a deep fryer and the officers then used a fire extinguisher to knock down the visible fire. The Hackettstown Fire Department then checked for an extension of the fire into the wall, police said.
The investigation conducted by the Mount Olive Township Fire Marshal ruled the cause of the fire as undetermined and not suspicious, police said.
Marley’s is currently utilizing their food truck outside the restaurant until the business can fully reopen, police said.
Assisting at the scene was the Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad, Hackettstown Office of Emergency Management, Warren County Health Department, Hackettstown Construction Department, and Elizabethtown Gas.
