Fire Causes Significant Damage To Elderly Summit Woman's Home

SUMMIT, NJ — An elderly resident's Warwick Road home sustained significant fire and smoke damage as a result of a fire on Thursday afternoon.

Black smoke was reportedly coming from the windows of the single family home at noon and neighbors reported that an elderly resident lives in the house, and but she would not answer when they tried to knock and ring the doorbell, Amy Cairns, Summit spokeswoman said.

When Summit firefighters arrived they found a fully-involved fire on the first floor of the home searched for the resident with no luck.

The fire was able to be contained to the first floor of the home, however, the structure sustained significant fire and smoke damage, according to Cairns. The fire was under control around 12:44 p.m.

“Our firefighters were able to determine that the owner of the property was not in the residence, and still effectively knock down the fire,” explains Summit Fire Chief Eric Evers. “There were no reported injuries to responding firefighters.”

The Summit Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Summit Police Department and the Summit
Volunteer First Aid Squad. Mutual aid was provided at the scene by Millburn, Springfield, Union, Cranford,
Westfield and Roselle Fire Departments. Station coverage was provided by Elizabeth and Linden Fire Departments.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Summit Fire Department Investigation Unit.

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