Crime & Safety

Mattress on Fire at Manalapan Sleepy's

Gordon's Fire Company extinguished a fire early this morning at Sleepy's.

A fire ignited at the store located at 520 Rt. 9 North in Manalapan early this morning. Shortly after 6 a.m., Manalpaan Ptl. Kimberly Whitehill responded to the store after the fire alarm activated. 

A mattress inside of the store was on fire and the fire suppression sprinklers activated, according to .

arrived at the fire and forcibly entered the store to fully put out the flames. Upon initial investigation by the Monmouth County Fire Marshalls and Detective Leonard Maltese the fire was deemed accidental. 

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There were no injuries. However, the store and the merchandise within the store sustained significant smoke and water damage, police reported.

 

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