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Fire damaged A Z auto Repair Shop in Neptune.
By DENISE HERSCHEL
Emergency responders were alerted to a fire at A Z Auto Repair on Route 35 in Neptune on Monday afternoon. The fire damaged the repair shop and several cars were burned.
Michael Bascom, coordinator of Neptune’s office of Emergency Management, said that when the firefighters got to the scene, the building and a few cars were on fire. Route 35 was closed in both directions.
Neptune’s Unexcelled Fire Company, Shark River Hills Fire Company and Hamilton Fire Company responded to the call as well as Asbury Park, Glendola, Wayside and Tinton Falls Fire companies.
There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.