Senior Couple Avoids Injury In House Fire

A Whiting Station residence on Morning Glory Lane was left in ruins after an early afternoon fire gutted the home. It happened Monday. The homeowners, Walter and Florence Tulp, both 83 years of age, were at home at the time of the fire and were able to escape the residence uninjured. Fire crews were dispatched after a nearby fire watch tower and multiple residents called in the blaze at around 2:18 PM. Four surrounding residences were evacuated as a precaution. Two other homes suffered some melting of their siding as a result of the heat from the fire. Those residents were allowed back into their homes by around 3:30 PM. The damage to those homes was minor.

Whiting Volunteer Fire Company, Manchester Volunteer Fire Company, Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, Lakehurst Borough Volunteer Fire Company and Bamber Lakes Volunteer Fire Company assisted in extinguishing the fire. Also assisting at the scene were the Manchester Township Police, Manchester Township Office of Emergency Management, Quality Medical Transport and the Red Cross. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office and investigators from the Manchester Township Police as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CIU. The homeowners were being relocated locally to stay with family.