2 Lose Home After Fire Breaks Out In Gloucester Township: Police

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two adults recently found themselves without a home when a fire broke out on the 600 block of Chatham Road in the Broadmoor section of Gloucester Township, police said.

Fortunately, further tragedy was averted because they weren’t home when the fire broke out.

Gloucester Township Police Communications received a report of an active fire at the home at about 5:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Officers from the Gloucester Township Police Department arrived a short time later and saw heavy smoke coming from the structure.

Firefighters from the Chews Landing, Glendora, Magnolia, Runnemede and Deptford Fire Departments as well as the Deer Park Fire Company Rehab/Canteen Unit responded and extinguished the fire.

There were no reported injuries to emergency personnel or citizens during the incident. The homeowners are staying with family.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Gloucester Township Police Department, Gloucester Township Fire District #2 Fire Marshal and the Camden County Fire Marshal's Office.

At this time, it appears the fire was non-suspicious.

The attached image was provided by the Gloucester Township Police Department