Firefighters were battling a major wind-whipped house fire in Central Jersey, authorities said.
The two-alarm fire was reported about 3 p.m. at 39 Union St. in Carteret, initial reports said.
Fire was showing in the first floor of the two-story home, with heavy smoke from the second floor and loft, reports said. At 3:20 p.m. the command was pulling all companies out of the structure due to heavy fire conditions, according to an unconfirmed report.
By 3:30 p.m., the bulk of the fire had been knocked down from the exterior, reports said, and crews in the process of making an interior push.