April 27, 2024

TRENTON, NJ (Mercer) – A two-alarm fire ravaged a row of houses on Hills Place, between Bridge and Furman streets, Saturday afternoon (April 27, 2024).

The blaze was reported about 1:40 p.m. as firefighters were just clearing up from extinguishing a garage fire a few blocks away at the rear of a property on Cass Street, near Centre Street. Because they were so close, firefighters quickly arrived on Hills Place to find flames shooting from several windows of one of the middle homes of a row of four. It was not immediately clear if all of the houses in the row were vacant or if any were occupied.

Despite firefighters mounting an aggressive interior attack, flames quickly spread to the adjacent houses. With interior conditions deteriorating and flames raging throughout the attic spaces, firefighters were ordered to evacuate the structures and switch to defensive operations. Multiple large hoselines and Ladder 2’s aerial master stream were used to throw water on the flames from the exterior.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries. The blaze was finally declared under control at 4:41 p.m., however firefighters were still on the scene at the time of this report dousing hot spots and assisting fire marshals and police arson investigators.

Multiple crews from Trenton Emergency Medical Service (TEMS), a mutual aid air unit from Hamilton Township Fire Department, and Signal 22, the city’s volunteer fire and police canteen unit, were all on scene assisting Trenton firefighters and police officers. 

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