UpdatedWed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:07 pm ET
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The home on Crystal Court Wednesday morning. (Photo by Laurie Kegley, MTFD Public Information Officer Photographer)
The home on Crystal Court Wednesday morning. (Photo by Laurie Kegley, MTFD Public Information Officer Photographer)
MIDDLETOWN, NJ A fire broke out at a home on Crystal Court in Middletown Wednesday morning and although firefighters rescued three dogs, four cats, twenty rabbits and one hamster from the blaze, some of the pets later succumbed to smoke inhalation and died, said the Middletown fire department.
The Middletown fire department is all volunteer.
The call of the fire came in at 10:03 a.m. at a home on Crystal Court in the North Middletown section. It was called in by a neighbor and when First Assistant Chief John Waltz got there, the found flames issuing from the second floor and back porch of the two-story structure.
MIDDLETOWN - Firefighters rescued numerous animals after a Crystal Court home caught fire Wednesday morning, according to the township fire department.
Fire crews initially pulled a hamster, three dogs, four cats and 20 rabbits from the burned out home, said Dennis Fowler, a Middletown Township Fire Department spokesman. A few of the animals later died from smoke inhalation, he said.
All human occupants had safely escaped the home prior to firefighters arrival, Fowler said.
The blaze broke out about 10 a.m. when a neighbor spotted flames and smoke at 16 Crystal Court and called authorities.
Middletown First Assistant Fire Chief John Waltz arrived to find flames pouring out of the second-floor and back porch of the two-story home, Fowler said.