Firefighters extinguished a Northfield house fire Tuesday on the corner of Tilton Road and Locust Drive.
Firefighters were still on the scene at 3 p.m., but Northfield Fire Chief Bruce Cummings said the fire was under control. He said the fire was in the rear of the house, which had both interior and exterior damage.
Northfield police said Patrolman Michael Bach saw smoke coming from the residence and then saw fire coming through a window in the rear of the house around 2:20 p.m.
The statement said Bach radioed to dispatch and then ran into the residence, where he located the family and evacuated them without injury. Police said the family included an adult male, three teenage children and two dogs.
Cummings called Red Cross for assistance. He said firefighters were on the scene four minutes after the call.
Police had Tilton Road closed to all traffic between Zion Road and Wabash Avenue. Pleasantville, Linwood and Somers Point fire departments assisted Northfield, Cummings said.
Cummings said the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
—Christian Hetrick
