Hillsborough Home Catches Fire Sunday Morning

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Hillsborough firefighters were able to put out a fire on a township home early Sunday morning.

The fire was reported just after 5 a.m. on Sunday at a home at 2 David Close. Hillsborough Police Department and fire companies came out to find the back outside portion of the home was engulfed in flames, said Hillsborough Police Sgt. Robert Meszaros.

Station 37 Fire said a resident was also trying to put the fire out before firefighters arrived.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. No one was injured, said Meszaros.

The fire does not appear suspicious but remains under investigation, Meszaros.

In addition to the Hillsborough Police Department, the following fire companies and agencies responded: Hillsborough Fire Stations #36, #37, #38, Manville Fire Station #42, Raritan Fire Station #52, Montgomery Fire Station #45, Bridgewater Fire Station #21, Franklin Fire Station #26, Millstone Valley Fire Station #28, Finderne Fire Station #30, Somerset County Coordinators #99 and 97, Robert Wood Johnson EMS, Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety, Hillsborough OEM, Hillsborough Township Social Services, Hillsborough Township Building Department, and PSE&G.

Hillsborough Fire Station 37 is volunteer-run. For information on how to join or volunteer visit hillsboroughfireco2.com/recruitment.

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