HOWELL – Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out in a home Monday morning.
Around 9 a.m., an Eatontown firefighter saw smoke coming from a home on Route 33 and quickly called 911.
Responding patrol officers discovered that all the occupants of the home had already evacuated safely, Howell Township Police said. Several local fire departments were able to quickly contain the fire and extinguish it.
Police said one firefighter suffered a laceration to the hand during fire ground operations and was treated on scene by Howell Police EMS and was subsequently transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment.
Additionally, Howell OEM and the American Red Cross are assisting residents of the fire as needed.
As a result of the fire, traffic was closed on Route 33 in both directions, between Howell Road and Brickyard Road.
Responding agencies included the Howell Township Fire Departments Adelphia, Squankum, Southard, Ramtown and Freewood Acres, Farmingdale Fire Company, NWS Earle Fire Department, Jackson Township Fire Department, Wall Township Fire Department and Manalapan Township Fire Department.
Also responding was the Howell Township First Aid Squad, Howell Fire Bureau, Howell Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM), American Red Cross, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) and the State of New Jersey DOT Traffic Diversion Team.
