Sleeping Man Sets Fire To Mattress: Hackettstown Police

Hackettstown NJ

05 January, 2022

4:00 PM

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A house on Sharp Street caught fire on Tuesday night at about 11:25 p.m., after a man fell asleep with a cigarette in his hand, according to the Hackettstown Police Department. Sgt. Darren Tynan, a spokesperson for the department, said the unidentified man and another person living there, initially believed they had extinguished the fire to the man's mattress. However, when responding officers arrived to the home, which Tynan said is uninhabitable, flames were coming from above a second story window. An image of the fire is below: Delayed Hackettstown W/F 317 Sharp Street Heavy fire on arrival. Quick work! Fire running roof line. Credit to Photographer. pic.twitter.com/MQCOE2VwN6— NorthJersey FireNews (@NJFires) January 5, 2022 There were no injuries as a result of the blaze, Tynan added, with Hackettstown Fire Department, the Mount Olive Township Fire Marshal, Warren County Fire Marshal, Washington Borough Fire Department, Tri-County Fire Company, Independence Township Fire Department, Budd Lake Fire Department and JCP&L, also assisting at the scene. Questions or comments about this story? Have a news tip? Contact me at: [email protected].