Home destroyed by fire on Monroe Street in Trenton 38 Shares Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler reports a house is a total loss and unlivable after a fire on Wednesday night, December 9 th. A family pet, a dog, also died in the fire. Upon arrival at the scene, Firefighter Derek Hert says firefighters found heavy smoke and fire throughout the structure at 401 Monroe Street. Firefighters deployed a one and three-quarter-inch attack line to knock down the fire on the backside and another one and three-quarter-inch attack line to the front. Firefighters entered the house to search for any occupants, extinguish the fire, and check for hot spots.