Fire On Church St. In Woodbridge Under Control

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Multiple units responded to a fire that broke out at a private home on the 300 block of Church Street in Woodbridge Township Monday morning.

The fire was first called in to 911 at 10:30 a.m., said Chief Charlie Kenny of Woodbridge Fire District #1. Mutual aid responded from fire houses throughout Woodbridge, and the fire was under control by 11:30 a.m. or earlier, he said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. He did not know if the home was occupied, but nobody was injured in the blaze. The fire damaged the rear of the home and spread up into the attic, damaging that as well, he said.

At least 13 people were injured when a boiler exploded at a home in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge earlier this month, on April 19. There was a children's sleepover at the home on Vernon Way at the time, and neighbors reported seeing kids and adults in their pajamas fleeing the burning home at 10 a.m. that Saturday. The 10-year-old boy celebrating his birthday reportedly helped people evacuate his burning home and saved lives. Everyone survived the fire, but two people were critically burned. Read that story: Explosion at Woodbridge Sleepover Party: At Least 13 Hurt