Fire Damages Apartments Under Construction In Ocean County

JACKSON, NJ — Authorities are investigating a two-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction in Jackson early Tuesday.

The fire was reported at 12:21 a.m. by a passerby who saw the fire at the site north of New Prospect and Larsen roads where the complex named The Paragon is being built, said Capt. Steve Laskiewicz of the Jackson Township Police Department.

Officers saw a building on the corner of the property had flames coming from all three floors, he said. Jersey Shore Fire Response captured the blaze on video that it shared to YouTube.

Jackson's four fire companies — Jackson Mills, Jackson Volunteer Fire Company 1, Cassville and Whitesville — responded, and received assistance from the Southard and Freewood Acres fire departments from Howell to extinguish the fire.

Laskiewicz said the Ocean County Fire Marshal also responded. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Jackson Police Detective Anthony Riso and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact Riso at 732-928-1111.

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