Crime & Safety
Massive Fire At Lakewood Apartment Complex
Smoke from the fire can be seen for several miles, according to witnesses. Traffic in the area is shut down, the sheriff's office said.
LAKEWOOD, NJ — Authorities are on the scene of a major fire at an apartment complex in Lakewood, according to reports and witnesses.
Smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as Ocean County College in Toms River.
The fire at the apartment complex on Sophee Lane in Lakewood, just off Locust Street. Locust Street is closed between Vermont and New Hampshire avenues as a result of the fire, the Ocean County sheriff's office said in a Nixle alert.
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Firefighters from around the area have been called in to battle the massive blaze on the three-story building. An aerial photo posted by 6 ABC in New York showed flames through the roof and spreading across the top of the building.
#BREAKING- 4 Alarm apartment fire spreaking across the roof tops of a large apartment complex in Lakewood, NJ. pic.twitter.com/s5tSvHsUi6
— Dan Patrick (@6abcDan) September 29, 2017
The apartment complex is in the Covington Village complex off Locust Street.
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This is a breaking news report and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Lead photo: Smoke from an apartment fire in Lakewood billows above the trees in a nearby neighborhood. Photo by Michael Barlow used with permission
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