Cat Killed, Family Displaced After Fire Destroys South Brunswick Home

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A family was displaced and their cat killed when a blaze ripped through their mobile home in South Brunswick on Monday, police said.

On Monday evening, around 6:03 p.m., South Brunswick Police received a 911 call reporting a fire in a home on Maine Street in the Monmouth Mobile Home Park off Route 1.

When officers and firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and visible fire at the back of the home. The two residents who lived there had already gotten out of the home, police said. Nearby homes were quickly evacuated.

Fire departments from Kendall Park, Monmouth Junction, and Kingston battled the blaze.

“It took 35 firefighters approximately 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control,” Kendall Park Fire Chief Chris Perez said.

“Firefighters did an excellent job of preventing the fire from spreading to any of the nearby homes.”

The Kendall Park First Aid Squad responded, but there were no injuries. The home was destroyed and the two residents were provided shelter by the American Red Cross, police said.

According to the South Brunswick Deputy Fire Marshal, the fire was not suspicious in nature.

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