Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Hazlet Home, Injures Man
The blaze was reported to police at 3:26 a.m. Thursday. Hazlet Fire Department responded, and the fire was declared under control at 5:13 a.m.
A home at W. Richard Street and Hazlet Avenue was destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning.
Police Chief James Broderick said the sole occupant, owner Michael Boldish, was taken the hospital for smoke inhalation by Hazlet First Aid.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by Hazlet Det. Vincent Quinn and the Monmouth County Fire Marshal.
Firefighters from Hazlet's Fire Company #1, North Centerville Fire and West Keansburg Fire Company battled the fire. Union Beach and Matawan also were on the scene, providing Rapid Intervention Team support for the firefighters.
Hazlet Avenue was re-opened to traffic at 5:46 a.m.
According to county property records, the house was sold by Boldish to Fresh Start Investors in Sparta on May 15, 2013 for $45,000.
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