Fire in Middletown Chinese Restaurant

Middletown, NJ - A Chinese restaurant off Port Monmouth Road in North Middletown caught fire Thursday morning, a local firefighter tells Patch. One firefighter sustained minor injuries putting out the blaze.

Smoke was seen coming from the roof of China Wok at 307 Port Monmouth Road just before 9 a.m. Thursday, said Dennis Fowler, a spokesman for the Middletown Fire Department.

Firefighters arriving on the scene encountered heavy flames and smoke inside the restaurant. However, fortunately, the fire did not spread to an adjoining apartment and business.

The fire was under control by 9:20 a.m. The restaurant sustained heavy smoke and minor water damage. The firefighter who was injured was taken to the Riverview Medical Center, treated and released, Fowler said.

Approximately 60 firefighters from four stations of the Middletown Township Fire Department (Belford Engine, Belford Independent, East Keansburg and Port Monmouth Fire Companies), under the command of Department Chief Rick Hibell responded.

Photos provided to Patch; taken by MTFD photographer Laurie Kegley.