None Injured, Hackettstown House Fire Remains Under Investigation

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – A fire that caused heavy damage to a Hackettstown home and forced residents to escape without harm Thursday afternoon remains under investigation, local officials said Friday.

Hackettstown Fire and Rescue squads responded to the scene at 102 Miller St. just after 2 p.m., and observed black smoke and fire beginning to consume the back corner of the home as well as the roof. According to a Hackettstown Police department spokesman, a few residents were home at the time of the fire but were able to flee the residence without being injured.

A neighboring home on High St. sustained heat damage from the fire, officials said, but no injuries were reported and the home on Miller St. was deemed uninhabitable by local fire marshals. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 3:27 p.m. but the fire caused traffic on High St. to be shut down for more than two hours and the NJ Transit rail line was temporarily shut down temporarily.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Mount Olive Township Fire Marshal and the Warren Co. Fire Marshal.

Washington Boro Fire Department, Tri County Fire Company, Mansfield Rescue Squad, Independence Twp Fire Department, Independence Rescue Squad, Allamuchy Township Fire Department, Budd Lake Fire Department, Schooley’s Mountain Fire Department, Long Valley Rescue Squad, Netcong Fire Department, Byram Township Fire Department, Hope Township Fire Department, NJ Transit, NJ transit Police, Jersey Central Power & Light, Elizabethtown Gas, and Warren County Fire Coordinator all assisted Hackettstown fire and rescue at the scene.