Fire Breaks Out At Hillsborough Townhouse

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A Hillsborough resident is displaced following a fire that left the townhouse uninhabitable on Sunday night.

Smoke and flames were reportedly coming from the basement of a townhouse located at 41 Manor Drive when emergency responders arrived at 8:23 p.m., Hillsborough Police reported.

Firefighters extinguished the fire, but the basement suffered smoke and fire damage, police reported.

The 48-year-old female homeowner was not home at the time, but the home was deemed uninhabitable because of the damage sustained.

The fire does not appear to be suspicious but is still under investigation by the Hillsborough Township Police and Hillsborough Fire Safety Bureau, police report.

There were no reported injuries during this incident.

Responding agencies included: Hillsborough Police, Hillsborough Fire Deptartment Stations 36, 37, 38,
Hillsborough Fire Safety, Hillsborough Office of Emergency Management, Hillsborough Building Deptartment, PSE&G, Robert Wood Johnson BLS, Neshanic Fire Company, Millstone Valley Fire Company, Finderne Fire Company, Raritan Fire Company, Elizabeth Ave Fire Company, Montgomery Fire Company #1., Manville Fire Company.

(Images via Flagtown Fire/Rescue - Hillsborough)

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