posted July 30, 2007
Quick work by the firefighters of Red Bank Fire Department helped save a house early Monday afternoon after residents were alerted by working smoke detectors.
A neighbor called 9-1-1 at 12:43 p.m. reporting a house fire at 3515 Lamar Ave.
The Red Bank Fire Department responded and arrived on the scene reporting heavy smoke and fire showing on the back side of a duplex. Once the firefighters were clear that all victims were out of the duplex, they attacked and extinguished the fire within five minutes.
Red Bank requested a mutual aid. Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services was on stand-by at Red Bank Station One.
According to the mother, her girls ages 12 and 8 were home alone watching TV. The 12-year-old said she heard the smoke detectors going off and they ran out of the house to call their mother.
Chief Mark Matthews of the Red Bank Fire Department said the fire started in the utility room.
The cause of the fire is undetermined and will be under investigation by the Red Bank Fire Department.
No injuries were reported.
The mother and her two children did not have renters' insurance. They will be staying with a friend.
Damages are estimated at $20,000.
Red Bank Fire Department was assisted by Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services and Red Bank Police Department.
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