Brick Townhouse Severely Damaged By Fire

BRICK, NJ -- (Updated, 11:45 a.m.) Firefighters were able to knock down a fire in a condominium on Primrose Lane, but not before the roof was destroyed, according to scanner reports.

Primrose Lane is the main thoroughfare in the Primrose Lane condominium complex directly across from Lanes Mill Elementary School.

The three-alarm fire was sending flames through the roof of the structure and destroyed it, according to reports on the Scanner News New Jersey Facebook page.

The walls remained standing, the reports said, and the structure was expected to hold.

PREVIOUSLY: Firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at a home on Primrose Lane, according to scanner reports.

The Ocean County Police, Fire & EMS Facebook page said the third alarm was called about 10:15 a.m. with flames coming through the roof of the home.

This is a breaking news article and will be updated.

(Smoke from the fire on Primrose Lane, seen from Lanes Mill Road. Photo by Gay Sherman Murray, posted to the Brick Patch Facebook page.)