LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Authorities are investigating a Friday night fire that broke out at Piner Elementary School on East County Line Road, where emergency crews responded around 7:30 p.m. to find an active structure fire inside the building.
Firefighters quickly brought the flames under control, preventing further damage to the school.
No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Officials from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit–Arson Squad are leading the inquiry with assistance from the Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the New Jersey State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer confirmed that investigators are working to determine where and how the blaze started.