Two Ocean County houses were damaged by fires caused by Hanukkah menorahs two nights in a row.
A fire at Ilan Court in Lakewood was started Monday by a menorah candle too close to the window shades, according to fire Chief John Yahr. That fire caused minor damage.
Yahr told The Lakewood Scoop that the family ran out of their house when the fire started but a neighbor was able to use a fire extinguisher to put out the initial flames.
A two-story house on Fiddlers Run in Toms River suffered major damage on Sunday night when a fire extinguisher failed to work on a small fire caused by an unattended menorah, according to Toms River Chief Fire Inspector Kevin Esposito.