Crime & Safety
Nearby: Man Airlifted to Hospital After Fire In Attic
Middletown Township Fire Dept. extinguished the fire Tuesday.
A man was taken to a burn center after being injured at a fire in his home on Rimwood Drive, which runs along the Swimming River Reservoir in the Lincroft section of Middletown.
His name was not released.
According to Middletown Township Fire Department Spokesman Andy Spears, the fire was reported at 10:17 a.m. Middletown Police were first on the scene, and they treated the homeowner, whom they found outside the house with burns to the head.
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Fairview EMS transported the man to Brookdale, where he was taken by State Police helicopter to the Burn Center at Saint Barnabas in Livingston.
Fire Chief John D'Atilio saw fire coming from an attic vent on one side of the house, and smoke billowing from the other, Spears said. Firefighters took hoses inside to attack fire in the attic and later opened up the roof for vertical ventilation.
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Spears said the fire is under investigation by the Office fo the township Fire Marshal.
Responding to the call were fire companies from Lincroft, River Plaza, and Middletown Fire Co. #1, as well as the Air Unit, which supplies air to firefighers involved in the fire. There were 30-40 firefighters on the scene, and none suffered injuries, said Spears.
