By: Richard L. Smith
Fire officials in East Orange are investigating a late-night fire that tore through a home in a residential section of the city Friday night.
Firefighters were dispatched to a residence at 98 Ashland Avenue after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a fire inside the home.
When crews arrived, they found heavy fire venting through the roof of a 2½-story building and immediately struck a second alarm.
Firefighters stretched several hose lines and aggressively attacked the blaze.
Crews were able to locate the seat of the fire, knock down the flames, and bring the fire under control in under an hour.
A search of the residence confirmed that no occupants were trapped or injured.
The fire was handled by the East Orange Fire Department, and the cause of the blaze remains under active investigation.