By: Tracie Carter
Firefighters in Monmouth County battled an early morning blaze that tore through a home in Howell Township on Thursday.
The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. in a single-family house located in the single-digit block of Paceview Drive.
Multiple calls to emergency dispatchers reported flames coming from the home.
When crews arrived, officials quickly struck a second, then a third alarm after finding the residence fully engulfed.
Firefighters stretched several lines to attack the blaze and managed to knock down most of the flames within an hour.
As of 4:30 a.m., no severe injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.