EAST WINDSOR — A household of two adults and a baby was displaced following a Skinner Road home fireplace that killed a pet, in accordance with officers.
The physique of the household’s pet canine was discovered contained in the home, Broad Brook Fire Department Assistant Chief Gerald Bancroft mentioned. He added that the household’s lacking cat is also believed to have died within the fireplace.
Bancroft mentioned firefighters had been in a position to put out the hearth, which originated in a bed room, pretty shortly, in about 10 minutes after their preliminary arrival on Sunday.
“There was overhaul, simply to ensure there was no hidden fireplace within the partitions or something like that,” Bancroft mentioned.
Bancroft mentioned the hearth stays underneath investigation by the hearth marshal.