Lincroft Nail Salon Still Open After Small Fire

LINCROFT, NJ — A small fire occurred at a nail salon near the Acme shopping center on Newman Springs Road in Lincroft late Friday afternoon. Patch initially reported the fire destroyed the business, but this is inaccurate: It was a small fire, and the nail salon re-opened the next day for business as usual. We truly regret the error.

The business owners said they are very upset and don't want people thinking their shop is closed. It is open for business!

The fire was first reported at 3:13 p.m. Friday. A nail salon employee found smoke coming out of an electrical closet. He or she opened the closet and tried to put out the fire themselves with a fire extinguisher, but the extinguisher ran out, firefighters said. They evacuated the salon and called 911.

When firefighters from Lincroft, River Plaza, Middletown Township Fire Company No. 1 and the Fire Safety Unit got there, smoke was pouring out of the nail salon. They were able to contain the fire, but there was heat and smoke damage throughout the nail salon and several walls had to be torn apart.

Approximately 35 members from four companies of the Middletown Township Fire Department responded to the call. The fire was declared under control at approximately 3:30 p.m. and there were no injuries during the incident.

The fire is being investigated by the Middletown Township Fire Marshall’s office.