Cats die after car crash leads to house fire
At 11:01 p.m. on Aug. 2, Hillsborough Township Police Department officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident in the area of 256 Amwell Road. Officers found the vehicle involved in the collision caught fire, and the flames had spread to the home.
The occupants of the house were safely evacuated without injury, but as a result of the fire, several cats were found dead inside the home, Engelhardt said.
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According to Englehardt, the driver of the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The incident is currently under investigation by the Hillsborough Township Police Department in coordination with the Hillsborough Township Bureau of Fire Safety, Engelhardt said.
Besides the police, several agencies including Hillsborough Fire Marshall, Hillsborough Fire Company's 36, 37, 38, Neshanic Fire Company, Raritan Fire Department, Somerville Fire Department, Manville Fire Department, Somerset Fire Department, Millstone Valley Fire Department, Elizabeth Ave. Fire Department, Montgomery EMS and Robert Wood Johnson EMS responded to the incident.
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