On Feb. 14 at around 2:13 a.m., the Hillsborough Township Police Department were contacted us to 29 Chetwood Court off Raider Boulevard for a report of a structure fire.
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Emergency responders discovered the townhouse’s front deck and living-room totally swallowed up in flames and heavy smoke, said Hillsborough Police Corporal Christopher McMinn.
The townhouse and surrounding systems were left.
“Firefighters snuffed out the fire expeditiously,” said McMinn.
The property owner had non-life-threatening burns and cuts to both feet and was required to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset for treatment.
The property owner’s dog and cat were caught inside the home and recuperated. Unfortunately, the dog and cat struggled with extreme smoke inhalation and passed away, said McMinn.
The fire is ruled out suspicious however stays under examination by investigators from the Hillsborough Township Police Department and the Hillsborough Township Bureau of Fire Safety.
This is the 2nd townhouse fire to declare a family pet’s life in the previous week in Hillsborough. Read More: Trapped Dog In Hillsborough Townhouse Fire Dies From Smoke Inhalation
The following firms reacted: Hillsborough Fire Marshall, Hillsborough Fire Units 36, 37,
38, Manville Fire Unit 42, Millstone Valley Fire Unit 28, Neshanic Fire Unit 48, Elizabeth Ave Fire
Unit 26, Somerset Fire Unit 56, Bradley Gardens Fire Unit 21, Bound Brook Fire Unit 23
Montgomery Fire Unit 45, Somerville Fire Unit 57, Finderne Fire Unit 30, Raritan Borough Fire
Unit 52, Somerset County Hazmat, Robert Wood Johnson EMS and ALS, Hillsborough Township
Building Department, and PSE&G.
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