Overnight house fire in Freehold spreads to neighboring home
The fire on Jackson Street took about two hours to extinguish and caused heat damage to a second building.
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A fire broke out at a home in Freehold early Tuesday morning, spreading to the side of a neighboring house and prompting a multi-company response.
Flames started around 1:45 a.m. on Jackson Street. When firefighters arrived, residents had already extinguished part of the fire.
The blaze spread to the side of one house, causing heat damage to a second building.
Units from several fire companies responded to the scene. It took firefighters about two hours to fully extinguish the flames.
The Monmouth County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
