Alert
Fire at Apartment Complex
At 8:17 am Monday morning South Brunswick Police received numerous 911 calls reporting a fire in building 1 of the South Ridge Apartment Complex off of Route 522. All 3 South Brunswick fire companies - Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the fire.
Arriving officers and firefighters observed heavy fire pushing out of the second and third-floor apartments. An adult male was seen sticking his head out of a second-floor window of the apartment which was on fire. Sergeant William Merkler, Patrolman First Class Ryan Bartunek, Detective Sergeant John Penney, and Fire Chief Chris Perez ran below the window where the man threw a child out. The police officers and firefighter caught the child. Seconds later the father also jumped headfirst from the second-floor window and was caught by officers. Both the child and father received only minor injuries.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control. Firefighters remain on scene along with South Brunswick Fire Prevention investigating the cause of the fire. The American Red Cross is on the scene helping the nearly 50 people displaced by the blaze.
Additional information will be released this afternoon.
Fire at Apartment Complex 
Fire at Apartment Complex Injures 4, Displaces Dozens
At 8:17 am Monday morning South Brunswick Police received numerous 911 calls reporting a fire in building 1 of the South Ridge Apartment Complex off of Route 522. All 3 South Brunswick fire companies - Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the fire.
Arriving officers and firefighters observed heavy fire pushing out of the second and third-floor apartments. An adult male was seen sticking his head out of a second-floor window of the apartment which was on fire. Sergeant William Merkler, Patrolman First Class Ryan Bartunek, Detective Sergeant John Penney, and Fire Chief Chris Perez ran below the window where the man threw a child out. The police officers and firefighter caught the child. Seconds later the father also jumped headfirst from the second-floor window and was caught by officers. Both the child and father received only minor injuries.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control. Firefighters remain on scene along with South Brunswick Fire Prevention investigating the cause of the fire. The American Red Cross is on the scene helping the nearly 50 people displaced by the blaze.
Additional information will be released this afternoon.
Instructions:
Avoid the South Ridge Apartment Complex for the next three hours
Address/Location
South Brunswick Twp Police Department
540 Ridge Rd
South Brunswick Township, NJ 08852
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-329-4646
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Past - Responsive action is no longer required
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Other events
- Event:
- Routine Monthly Test