Quick Knockdown on Howard Avenue: Firefighters Extinguish Second-Alarm Structure Fire in Under 45 Minutes

S BOUND BROOK, NJ — Firefighters from multiple regional departments mounted an aggressive suppression effort Friday morning, bringing a second-alarm residential structure fire under control in under 45 minutes.

At approximately 8:09 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026, the South Bound Brook Fire Department and the neighboring Bound Brook Fire Department in Somerset County were dispatched to 120 Howard Avenue for a reported structure fire.

Officers from the South Bound Brook Police Department arrived first on scene, confirming an active, working fire venting from the second floor of the residential dwelling. Police quickly verified that all occupants had safely evacuated the premises, resulting in no reported injuries to civilians or emergency personnel.

Responding fire officers promptly transmitted a 2nd Alarm to mobilize additional mutual aid apparatus and staffing from surrounding municipalities. Arriving crews stretched interior attack handlines to the upper floor to aggressively combat the flames, open concealed wall and ceiling spaces, and perform hydraulic ventilation.

Thanks to coordinated fireground operations, the blaze was officially placed under control in just under 45 minutes from the initial dispatch.