Fire Breaks Out in Verona House

No injuries were reported at a house fire that broke out in Verona at 5:08 p.m., fire officials said Monday.

Firefighters were called to Durrell Street near the Hilltop Reservation on a report of a basement fire.

It is unclear if anyone was home at the time of the fire, but fire officials confirmed there were no injuries reported. A fire official, who spoke of behalf of Fire Chief Pat McEvoy, said the fire began in the basement and was confined in the basement.

The fire official said the blaze was contained within 10 minutes with help from the Cedar Grove Fire Dept. The fire occurred in a two-story house on Durrell Street, a residential street near a wooded area.

“It was a good stop,” the fire official said. The fire did not spread and no neighbors were evacuated.

Three fire engines and one ladder truck from Verona Fire Department responded the call at 5:08 p.m. while the Verona Police blocked of the street at either side.

Cedar Grove Fire Dept. assisted with one engine and Verona Rescue Squad was there as well.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.