UPDATE: Fire Appears to Have Started Outside House

Story updated Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.

A house fire that broke out in West Caldwell Monday night was quickly brought under control without resulting in any injuries.

The fire at 12 Dana Road was reported by a teenager who was home alone at the time and was able to exit the house safely, West Caldwell Fire Chief Charles Holden said Tuesday.

Holden said the fire, which is still under investigation, is being treated as accidental. The chief said it appears to have begun outside the home and made its way onto a small porch at the rear of the bi-level house.

“It seems to have worked its way from the outside in,” Holden said. “That’s about where we are with it as of this morning.”

Dana Road is a residential street that runs from Orton to Memorial roads near

Caldwell and Verona fire departments also responded to the scene, as did the West Essex First Aid Squad. The scene was cleared by 10:30 p.m.