Fire tears through New Jersey home, family displaced

And back here in our area, heavy fire destroying a large house in Mansfield Township, Burlington County today. Plumes of white smoke could be seen from high above. Tonight, the family of four who lived here is now looking for a new place to call home. One of the daughters was inside when the fire started, but thankfully she's okay. Our Jennifer Lee reports. The chief of the Franklin Fire Company says the home is a total loss. This was a large two story home that belonged to a family of four, and we spoke with a friend of the family tonight who says they're just devastated. It's very, very sad, so I don't know how they're going to manage their Amar Chahal showed up to support the family that lost everything after a fire destroyed their home in Mansfield Township right now they need a more moral support. And someone who can, you know, sit by their side. A neighbor taking this video just as the fire was getting started on Manchester Court. You can see heavy flames on the rear corner of the two story house. Chief Herbert Dubell of Franklin Fire Company says he got on the scene within 30 seconds after the call came in around 1 30 Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday afternoon. He says it took only minutes for the fire to spread and swallow the home. Chahan says one of the daughters was home and thankfully managed to escape. The good part is everybody's safe and it's just the property that is no more here. So I'm really sorry for them. Skyfox was overhead as the flames turned into heavy smoke. The fire chief says 13 mutual aid fire companies responded, bringing in about 65 firefighters. We saw firefighters attacking the fire from on top of the ladder. The flames were so hot, the chief says the side of a neighbor's home also melted. Crews were on scene for several hours managing hotspots and in the end breaking down the family home that was collapsing from the damage. That's really unfortunate to see the situation. The fire chief says the Red Cross is helping the family. As for the cause of this fire, that is still under investigation and will be determined by the county fire marshal in Mansfield Township. Jennifer Lee Fox 29 news.