No injuries were reported following an afternoon house fire along Bower Street in Linden, according to officials.
Yesterday, July 15th at approximately 2 p.m., Linden Fire Department Units were dispatched to a working fire on the 1400 block of Bower Street.
Upon arrival units found a working fire in the rear of the home.
Fire units made an aggressive attack and quickly knocked down the fast moving fire.
Mutual aid units from Elizabeth, Rahway, Roselle, Union, and Westfield assisted at scene and covered the city during the fire.
There were no injuries reported, one resident was home at the time of the fire but she was able to get out safely and phone dispatch.
Heavy damage to the rear of the home has caused the family to be displaced.
The fire is still under investigation but is not considered suspicious.