Wednesday, August 19, 2015
A firefighter was injured battling a car fire that spread to a home Monday afternoon, police said. At about 2:30 p.m. Monday, police and firefighters responded to a Jacksonville Road home for multiple reports of a car fire, Capt. Christopher DePuyt said.
Upon arrival, the car, a Saturn Outlook parked in a driveway, was fully engulfed in flames and the fire had spread to the side of the nearby house, DePuyt said.
Police evacuated the home and the fire department extinguished the fire, DePuyt said.
One fireman from Pequannock Fire Co. 2 suffered burns to his neck and was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston for treatment, DePuyt said.
The homeowner said she had arrived home after driving the Saturn and noticed a strange smell in the car. She then parked the car and entered the house, DePuyt said.
A short time later, a neighbor alerted the homeowner to the fire, DePuyt said.
The fire does not appear suspicious but the incident remains under investigation, DePuyt said Tuesday.
