Montclair Home Fire Was Caused By 'Electrical Malfunction': MFD

Montclair, NJ – An accidental electrical malfunction may have caused a home fire on Wildwood Avenue in Montclair on Monday, authorities stated.

Firefighters arrived on the scene around 1:25 p.m. to find an electrical box burning inside the home’s dining room wall, Montclair Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Duncan said.

Firefighters turned the home’s power supply off and extinguished the fire, opening the wall to ensure the flames were out after finding a small amount of extension, Duncan said.

The cause was ruled to be an “accidental electrical malfunction of a duplex outlet in the dining room,” according to Duncan.

Firefighters cleared the scene at 2:12 p.m.