Harmon Cove Condo Fire Underway Wednesday

Secaucus NJ

13 April, 2022

2:29 PM

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SECAUCUS, NJ — One of the condos in Harmon Cove caught fire at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and the fire is still burning inside the condo at the time of this report. The fire originated in a condo on Marina Key and is suspected to be electrical in nature, although that has not been verified yet. The residents, a husband and wife, were inside the condo when the fire started. "We heard a crackling," the woman told Patch, and she said she and the man both ran out. Their pets also safely evacuated the condo. There were no injuries. As of 2:20 p.m. the fire is still burning and has not yet been fully extinguished. It appears to be trapped under the eaves and the roof; firefighters are breaking down doors to nearby condos to get access to fight it. Water and smoke damage spread to several nearby condos. It is unclear if residents can return to their homes. The town of Secaucus will pay to house the couple whose home the fire started in in a hotel for the next several nights, said Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli. And the Secaucus Emergency Fund will help provide them with emergency needs. Video live from the scene Wednesday afternoon in Harmon Cove: