1 Resident Escapes Kitchen Fire In Somerset County

MANVILLE, NJ — A resident was able to escape after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Manville home on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Fable Avenue and King Street in Manville.

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Initially the call came in as a person trapped in the burning house. But when firefighters arrived the resident was able to escape.

Firefighters who first arrived were able to hold the fire to the kitchen with minor extension, according to Station 37 Fire.

Firefighters from Manville, Bridgewater and Hillsborough all came out to help.

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