December 1, 2024- Updated December 2, 2024
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Police reported that on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at approximately 6:20 a.m., members of the East Windsor Township Police Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 93 Hooverton Place, East Windsor, NJ.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that the fire was contained to the rear basement and first floor of the residence and the occupants had already evacuated the home. Responding officers temporarily evacuated residents from adjacent dwellings until the fire was extinguished by responding fire personnel.
The fire was determined to have originated in the rear basement wall and is being categorized as non-suspicious. There were no injuries sustained as a result of the fire and there was no serious damage to adjacent dwellings. The property was inspected by township code officials and determined to be uninhabitable at this time. The displaced residents are staying with family as their home is repaired.
Responding units: East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #1 East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #2 Hightstown Volunteer Fire Company Robbinsville Fire Department, Hamilton Fire Department Millstone Fire Department Capitol Health EMS, Mercer County Fire Marshal’s Office and American Red Cross.
Original MidJersey.news story:
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Around 6:22 a.m. several fire departments were dispatched to the first block of Hooverton Place in the Twin Rivers section of East Windsor. The first arriving unit reported a fire on the first and second floors from a two-story townhouse and a second alarm was immediately called. Firefighters advanced hose lines and quickly knocked down the fire and kept the fire from spreading to other units in the building. After the firefighters extinguished the fire they remained on scene for overhaul and the East Windsor Township Fire Marshal responded for the investigation.
Responding units:
East Windsor Fire Company #1, East Windsor Fire Company #2, Hightstown Fire Department, Monroe Township Stations 57 and 23, Robbinsville Township Fire Department, Cranbury Fire Company, West Windsor Fire Department, Millstone Township Fire Department, and Plainsboro Township. Cover fire departments were: Princeton Junction, Allentown-Upper Freehold, and Jamesburg.
East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #2 reported on their Facebook page:
At approximately 6:22 a.m., Station 46 along with their mutual aid partners responded for a reported structure fire. Tower 57 arrived reporting smoke from the residence and calling the second alarm assignment. Chief 42 arrived assuming Command. Squad 40 arrived providing a water supply for suppression. Suppression crew advised active fire between basement division and division 1, with quick knockdown. Ladder 41 took the front of the building and set up for vertical ventilation, if needed. As more units arrived, a manpower pool was formed for additional tactical assignment. Engine 46 arrived and was assigned RIT with Squad 49. Engine 42 proceeded interior to the exposure units for extension. Subsequent arriving crews arrived swapped out manpower for salvage and overhaul on the interior.
With quick knockdown and no extension units began to take up after operating for roughly two hours. Thank you to our mutual aid members for their work in helping stabilize this incident. Stations on location: 46, 42, 41, 57, 23 (MI), 40, 48, 43, 32, and 49. Stations on Cover: 44, 82, and 42 (MI)
Scene was turned over to the EWT Bureau of Fire Prevention and EWPD for further investigation.
