Roof Collapse at Independence Twp. Fire

Recently the Independence Township VolunteerFire Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Route 46 nearWaterStreet fora fire in a private dwelling. Ladders and engines from Independence and Hackettstown were met with heavy smoke from the house. Crews went in with 1-3/4 lines but were forced out when the rearroof caved in. Afteran exteriorattack, crew reentered the house and extinguished the rest of the fire. There were no injuries at the scene and the fire was underinvestigation by the State Fire Marshalls and the Warren County Fire Marshall. Assisting units were the Independence Township Police, Independence First Aid Squad, and firefighters from Hackettstown, Mountain Lake, Oxford, Allamuchy, Good Will 1, Schooley’s Mountain, Washington Station 83, Hope and Mansfield.

- Fire News photos by A/C Kevin J. Maloney; Budd Lake FC