Santa Claus and the Reliance Fire Company.Photo: reliance fire company/ facebookSanta Claus just proved he really is always watching.While on a Christmas cheer tour around Pilesgrove, New Jersey, on Dec. 18, Santa Claus and his crew noticed smoke coming from a three-story single-family residence around 4:30 p.m. local time, the Reliance Fire Company reported onFacebook.The volunteer fire company, with help from Santa, alerted the family inside the home, as they were unaware of the fire. According to Fire Chief Brian Facemyer, there was an adult female and five children inside of the home at the time,NJ.comreported.“It appears it was some type of malfunction with the chimney they had a wood stove burning and the fire was in the wall alongside the chimney where the wood stove was,” Facemyer told the outlet.The fire company was able to “minimize the damage and extinguish the fire that was contained within the walls and floors of the home,” according to the Facebook post.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.PHOTO: reliance fire company / facebookNew Jersey house fire.PHOTO: Reliance Fire Company/ facebook"Perfect timing," Facemyer said following the accident, according toNBC Philadelphia. “Right place, right time.“The fire chief added that as the home was located in a rural area, the family may not have received help as quickly if it wasn’t for Santa’s spotting.Santa and his crew halted their ride after the fire and the tour was rescheduled for that Sunday.“The crew did a great job of transitioning from a community event and jumped right into service and did what they were trained to do,” Facemyer told NJ.com. “The crew reacted quickly and professionally and hopefully [the family] can get back in the house and most importantly [we] didn’t have any injuries or anything worse.”
Santa Claus and the Reliance Fire Company.Photo: reliance fire company/ facebook
Santa Claus just proved he really is always watching.While on a Christmas cheer tour around Pilesgrove, New Jersey, on Dec. 18, Santa Claus and his crew noticed smoke coming from a three-story single-family residence around 4:30 p.m. local time, the Reliance Fire Company reported onFacebook.The volunteer fire company, with help from Santa, alerted the family inside the home, as they were unaware of the fire. According to Fire Chief Brian Facemyer, there was an adult female and five children inside of the home at the time,NJ.comreported.“It appears it was some type of malfunction with the chimney they had a wood stove burning and the fire was in the wall alongside the chimney where the wood stove was,” Facemyer told the outlet.The fire company was able to “minimize the damage and extinguish the fire that was contained within the walls and floors of the home,” according to the Facebook post.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.PHOTO: reliance fire company / facebookNew Jersey house fire.PHOTO: Reliance Fire Company/ facebook"Perfect timing,” Facemyer said following the accident, according toNBC Philadelphia. “Right place, right time.“The fire chief added that as the home was located in a rural area, the family may not have received help as quickly if it wasn’t for Santa’s spotting.Santa and his crew halted their ride after the fire and the tour was rescheduled for that Sunday.“The crew did a great job of transitioning from a community event and jumped right into service and did what they were trained to do,” Facemyer told NJ.com. “The crew reacted quickly and professionally and hopefully [the family] can get back in the house and most importantly [we] didn’t have any injuries or anything worse.”
Santa Claus just proved he really is always watching.
While on a Christmas cheer tour around Pilesgrove, New Jersey, on Dec. 18, Santa Claus and his crew noticed smoke coming from a three-story single-family residence around 4:30 p.m. local time, the Reliance Fire Company reported onFacebook.
The volunteer fire company, with help from Santa, alerted the family inside the home, as they were unaware of the fire. According to Fire Chief Brian Facemyer, there was an adult female and five children inside of the home at the time,NJ.comreported.
“It appears it was some type of malfunction with the chimney they had a wood stove burning and the fire was in the wall alongside the chimney where the wood stove was,” Facemyer told the outlet.
The fire company was able to “minimize the damage and extinguish the fire that was contained within the walls and floors of the home,” according to the Facebook post.
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New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.PHOTO: reliance fire company / facebookNew Jersey house fire.PHOTO: Reliance Fire Company/ facebook
New Jersey house fire.New Jersey house fire.
New Jersey house fire.
New Jersey house fire.PHOTO: reliance fire company / facebookNew Jersey house fire.PHOTO: Reliance Fire Company/ facebook
“Perfect timing,” Facemyer said following the accident, according toNBC Philadelphia. “Right place, right time.”
The fire chief added that as the home was located in a rural area, the family may not have received help as quickly if it wasn’t for Santa’s spotting.
Santa and his crew halted their ride after the fire and the tour was rescheduled for that Sunday.
“The crew did a great job of transitioning from a community event and jumped right into service and did what they were trained to do,” Facemyer told NJ.com. “The crew reacted quickly and professionally and hopefully [the family] can get back in the house and most importantly [we] didn’t have any injuries or anything worse.”
source: people.com
