Hooper Avenue In Brick Reopened After Vehicle Fire: Sheriff

BRICK, NJ — (Updated, 2:45 p.m.) Hooper Avenue in Brick has reopened after firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire, authorities said Monday afternoon.

Brick Township police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office both sent Nixle alerts about the closure about 1:45 p.m. but by 2:30 p.m. the road was reopened, authorities said.

The road, known to longtime residents as Old Hooper Avenue, was affected from the intersection with Beaverson Boulevard to the Drum Point Road intersection, authorities said.

Witnesses said thick black smoke billowing into the sky could be seen several blocks away as a result of the fire.

This is a breaking news report and will be updated as further information becomes available.

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