2 die in early morning N.J. house fire, officials say

Firefighter from several towns responded to an early morning house fire in Readington Township on Flemington-Whitehouse Road that left two people dead.
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Two people died in an early Sunday morning house fire in Readington Township, according to a statement from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

The names of the people who died were not released by the office as authorities had not yet notified their next of kin.

The fire broke around shortly before 6 a.m. in a home on Flemington-Whitehouse Road in the Whitehouse Station section of town, officials said.

The road was closed in both directions between Dreahook and Edgewood roads for several hours as crews continued to battle the blaze.

The fire remained under investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Arson Task Force and the Readington Township Police Department.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Bryan Hanley at (908)-284-6172 or Readington Township Police Department Detective Jason Phares at (908) 534-4031.

The identities of those who died in the early morning blaze were released by investigators.

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Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com.

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