Fire Leaves Hillsborough Home Uninhabitable

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A Hillsborough home was left uninhabitable following a fire Monday afternoon.

The fire was reported at 3:35 p.m. to the Meadowbrook Drive home where emergency responders found smoke coming from the second floor of the single family home, Hillsborough Police reported.

The homeowner was not home at the time.

Firefihters extinguished the fire, but a second floor bathroom and bedroom suffered damage. The home was deemed uninhabitable because of the damage sustained, police report.

The fire does not appear to be suspicious but is still under investigation by the Hillsborough Township Police Department and Hillsborough Fire Safety Bureau. There were no reported injuries during this incident.

Responding agencies include: Hillsborough Township Police, Hillsborough Township Fire Department Stations 36, 37, 38, Hillsborough Township Fire Safety, Hillsborough Office of Emergency Management, Hillsborough Building Department, Hillsborough Social Services, Robert Wood Johnson Somerset BLS, and Neshanic, Montgomery, Millstone Boro, East Amwell Fire, Somerville Fire, Manville Fire, and Finderne Fire companies,

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