Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS)

A massive fire brought firefighters from multiple companies to a Readington building Thursday evening, Aug. 22.

First responders responded to the scene at 5:50 p.m. on a report of a vehicle on fire inside a garage on Pine Bank Road in the Flemington section of the township, Readington Police said.

Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle on fire inside the garage which was attached to a large barn, police said Nearby workers were trying to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers, however the fire spread quickly to an attached shop area that had several vehicles inside, and hay storage, police said.

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The column of smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as Morris County, police said.

Dozens of firefighters from throughout Hunterdon, Somerset, and Morris County worked throughout the night to put out the fire and continued to extinguish hot spots Friday morning, police said.

The structure eventually collapsed and was a total loss including several vehicles that were parked inside, police said.

The fire is being investigated by the Readington Township Police Department and Readington Township Fire Officials, police said. The origin of the fire is believed to be from a vehicle parked in the garage and is not deemed suspicious, police said.

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There were no injuries reported, police said.