Red Bank Garage Fire Fueled By Waste, Cops Say

RED BANK, NJ — A fire broke out in a garage in Red Bank late on Sunday going into Monday, according to the Red Bank Fire Department.

The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. at a house on Clifford Place.

There were no injuries and no residents were affected as it was a detached garage, Red Bank Police Chief Darren McConnell said.

The fire was put under control in about 20 minutes.

The cause appears to be improperly discarded embers from a firepit, McConnell said.

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