2-alarm fire destroys home in Hammonton, NJ

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Saturday, August 8, 2015
VIDEO: 2-alarm fire destroys home in Hammonton, NJ
A fast-moving fire destroyed a family home in Hammonton, New Jersey.

HAMMONTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- A fast-moving fire destroyed a family home in Hammonton, New Jersey.

It happened around 5:15 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of 1st Avenue.

Arriving firefighters were met with heavy flames coming from a two story home.

A second alarm was sounded within minutes.

It took crews more than an hour to bring the fire under control.

A family of five was left displaced. The Red Cross is assisting those residents.

Fortunately there were no injuries.

No word what sparked the blaze.