Firefighters from multiple towns responded after the blaze at 1403 C Street between 14th and 15th avenues started around 7:30 p.m., with reports that people were trapped inside. But the building was heavily engulfed and it was too late to save the victims,
according to Fire Chief Sean Pringle.
The names of the victims have not yet been released. First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. said at the scene this morning there was no new
information on the blaze. Warshaw said last night the two victims are believed to be related,Neighbors described an intense blaze that engulfed the second floor of the house.
Dovid Fink 17, who lives across C street from the fire scene, said he was reading last night when he suddenly heard screaming.
Then he heard someone yell there was a fire.
""Flames were pouring out the second story window, and people were coming out'' of the house, Fink said.
His friend dialed 911 and a few minutes later police arrived, followed by fire trucks, Fink said.
""It was basically only the second story, but there were a lot of flames,.'' Fink said.
Another neighbor on 15 Avenue, Gary Olivieri, said when he walked down the block last night, the second story of the house was engulfed in flames.
""It's a shame, it really is,'' Olivieri said.
He said a fireman at one point managed to get up on the roof of the house, but the front portion of the home just continued to burn. Yet the front porch light stayed on.
Firefighters from Belmar, West Belmar (Wall), Spring Lake, Bradley Beach and Avon responded to the blaze, which was all but extinguished by 9 p.m.
Three firefighters - two from Belmar and one from Bradley Beach - were injured, authorities said: one with burns to his face, another with eye injuries and a third with smoke inhalation.
Police Chief Jack Hill went to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune to check on the condition of the firefighters after visiting the scene of the fire.
""They're doing good … they're getting treatment .‚.‚. and we expect them to be treated and released,'' Hill said late Tuesday night. ""Their injuries are not life-threatening at this point.''
Hill said the injuries the firefighters suffered were the result of their heroic efforts to save the lives of the two victims, jeopardizing their own in the process.
according to Fire Chief Sean Pringle.
The names of the victims have not yet been released. First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. said at the scene this morning there was no new
information on the blaze. Warshaw said last night the two victims are believed to be related,Neighbors described an intense blaze that engulfed the second floor of the house.
Dovid Fink 17, who lives across C street from the fire scene, said he was reading last night when he suddenly heard screaming.
Then he heard someone yell there was a fire.
""Flames were pouring out the second story window, and people were coming out'' of the house, Fink said.
His friend dialed 911 and a few minutes later police arrived, followed by fire trucks, Fink said.
""It was basically only the second story, but there were a lot of flames,.'' Fink said.
Another neighbor on 15 Avenue, Gary Olivieri, said when he walked down the block last night, the second story of the house was engulfed in flames.
""It's a shame, it really is,'' Olivieri said.
He said a fireman at one point managed to get up on the roof of the house, but the front portion of the home just continued to burn. Yet the front porch light stayed on.
Firefighters from Belmar, West Belmar (Wall), Spring Lake, Bradley Beach and Avon responded to the blaze, which was all but extinguished by 9 p.m.
Three firefighters - two from Belmar and one from Bradley Beach - were injured, authorities said: one with burns to his face, another with eye injuries and a third with smoke inhalation.
Police Chief Jack Hill went to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune to check on the condition of the firefighters after visiting the scene of the fire.
""They're doing good … they're getting treatment .‚.‚. and we expect them to be treated and released,'' Hill said late Tuesday night. ""Their injuries are not life-threatening at this point.''
Hill said the injuries the firefighters suffered were the result of their heroic efforts to save the lives of the two victims, jeopardizing their own in the process.
-- Staff writers Erik Larsen and Margaret F. Bonafide contributed to this story
