Car Fire Spreads To Basking Ridge Home

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Volunteer firefighters battled a vehicle fire that spread to a Basking Ridge home on Monday.

At 1:18 p.m., Basking Ridge Fire Co. No 1 & EMS was called to a car fire about 10 feet away from the home.

The fire was reported on Spruce Street, according to Bernards Township Police.

When police arrived, they told firefighters the fire had spread to the home.

Firefighters "were able to put out the fire before major damage or extension to the structure," said the fire department.

Bernards Township Fire Official Rich Von den Steinen said "The cause of the vehicle fire was mechanical."

Mutual aid partners who helped with the fire included bernardsvillefireco, libertycornerfire, lyonsfmba95, and millington_vol_fireco.

Basking Ridge Fire Company is 100 percent volunteer. Interested in joining? Visit brfco.com.

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