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HILLSBOROUGH: Early morning fire guts local small business, cause under investigation

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A small business dealing in glass blowing and glass artwork suffered massive structural damage in a fire early Sunday morning left the building unsuitable for operation, according to Hillsborough Township first responders.

Police and fire personnel responded to Belle Mead Hot Glass, at 884 Route 206, shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 11 after receiving reports that a two-alarm fire broke out at the location. As officers arrived at the scene, police said the building was already “engulfed in flames.”

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According to fire officials, responding units from Hillsborough, Neshanic Station, Millstone, Manville, Montgomery, Griggstown, Somerset and Bridgewater ran into a “few challenges” at the scene, including frozen fire hydrants.

After fighting the blaze for roughly 30 minutes with interior crews working to douse the flames, officials deemed the situation was under control at approximately 1:50 a.m. Officials said overhaul and cleanup units remained on the scene until 5:30 a.m.

Responding units included: Hillsborough Fire Dept. Stations 36, 37, 38; Neshanic Fire Co. 48; Millstone Valley Fire Dept.; Manville Fire Dept.; Elizabeth Avenue Fire Dept.; Finderne Fire Dept.; Montgomery Fire Dept. Station 45; Griggstown Fire Dept.; Somerset County Fire Coordinators; and Hillsborough Township Fire Safety.

The Hillsborough Police, Robert Wood Johnson of Somerset Ambulance, Hillsborough Township Building Dept., Public Service Electric and Gas and New Jersey Department of Transportation also responded.

Police said there were no reported injuries as a result of the fire.

Though police said the fire does not seem suspicious, an investigation by the Hillsborough Township Police Department and Hillsborough Fire Safety Bureau is currently underway.

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