How You Can Help Victims Of Old Bridge Fire, Where 4 Cats Died

OLD BRIDGE, NJ — On Monday night, April 21, ten families in Old Bridge Township lost everything — for some, including their pets — when a fire tore through Building 3 of the Madison Arms apartment complex.

The fire broke out at 9:17 p.m. on the 300 block of Rellim Drive, and rose to four-alarm status. It started in a ground-floor apartment and quickly spread to upstairs and neighboring units. In total, 10 apartments were destroyed.

Residents said they had to get out so fast they were not even able to put on shoes.

Four residents suffered smoke inhalation, cuts and burns to their skin while they were escaping and had to be hospitalized. One Old Bridge Police officer was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, and a second police officer and one firefighter were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

Four cats were not able to get out in time and died in the fire.

These two GoFundMe pages were started to help just some of the multiple people who were injured and are now homeless:

Help Angela & Dani, JJ and Nikki Rebuild After Fire

James and Becky Need Your Help After a Devastating Fire

As of Friday, Old Bridge Police have still not released what caused the fire, but they said it is not suspicious.

Initial report: 4 Cats Died, 5 People Injured, 10 Apartments Destroyed In Fire