Firefighters responding to the Peachtree Apartments in Long Valley found smoke inside of a first-floor apartment on Thursday, March 10 around 8:10 p.m., police said.
Adjacent buildings were evacuated as crews battled the blaze, which rose to a second alarm.
The fire was contained to the apartment of origin. No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross responded to help those residents who were displaced.
This fire is under investigation by the Washington Township Police Department.
Responding fire crews include:
- Long Valley Fire Co.
- Hackettstown Fire Department
- Long Valley First Aid Squad
- Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company
- Budd Lake Fire Department Co.#1
- Califon Fire Company
- Morris County Communications Center
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