Firefighters contain house fire in Holmdel near the Garden State Parkway
Ken SerranoHOLMDEL — Firefighters battled a house fire on Hillcrest Road Monday morning as it sent smoke over the nearby Garden State Parkway during rush hour.
The residents and their pet safely escaped the blaze, police said.
The fire was reported at 7:37 a.m. at 26 Hillcrest Road. The property backs up against the Parkway.
When Holmdel Patrolman Thomas Wilson pulled up to the house, he saw heavy smoke and flames billowing from the rear of the home, police said.
It is unclear how the residents, or how many, made it out of the burning building.
Where the fire started and the cause are still under investigation, police said.
Hillcrest Road was shut down between Holmdel Road and Bethany Road while crews battled the blaze.
The Holmdel Fire Department brought the fire under control with help from firefighters from Hazlet, Keyport, Matawan, Keansburg, Union Beach, Tinton Falls, Neptune and Naval Weapons Station Earle.
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First aid squads from Holmdel, Hazlet and Union Beach responded with the Monmouth County EMS Task Force.
Ken Serrano covers crime, breaking news, investigations and local issues in New Jersey for more than 20 years. Reach him at 732-643-4029 or kserrano@gannettnj.com.