Glen Rock House Fire Extinguished After Lightning Storm: Officials

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Glen Rock firefighters extinguished a house fire in the early morning hours of Thursday, said Police Chief Michael Trover.

Police and firefighters headed to 37 Hanover Place just after 2:30 a.m., Trover said.

Police shut off a gas line in the area before the Fire Department arrived.

The residents were safely evacuated, Trover said.

There were no injuries in the blaze.

"There were numerous reports of lightning strikes in the area preceding the fire call, but it has not yet been determined if the fire was lighting related," Trover said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Glen Rock Fire Investigator Sgt. Greg Carter, he said.

Weeks ago, a lightning strike caused a building fire in nearby Ridgewood. Read more about that here.

Hawthorne's Fire Department provided mutual aid on Thursday morning. See their post on social media here: