1 dies in Brielle house fire
One person died in a fast moving fire in Brielle this morning.
The residential blaze at 11 N. Tamarack Drive broke out around 7 a.m.
A dramatic video posted by @themadgreekday on Twitter at 7:09 a.m. showed a portion of the house fully engulfed in flames.
One person was found dead in the house, Police Chief Michael Palmer tells the Asbury Park Press.
A middle-aged man was killed, and his sister was transported to an area hospital, News 12 reports.
The fire was mostly knocked down around 7:30 a.m., according to emergency radio transmissions.
As of 8:30 a.m., numerous agencies remain on the scene.
JSHN contributor Mike Jensen, a resident on the adjacent Valley Road, praised the fire department response, sending the firefighters a “big thank you” for keeping the blaze from spreading.
No additional information was immediately available.
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