Fire tears through apartment building in Ocean (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

UPDATED: Fluff and Fold, a laundromat located at 1013 Route 35 North in Ocean Township (across the street from Wegman’s) is holding a clothing drive for residents of the Twinbrooks Village Apartments who were displaced by the fire. Owner Charles Measley is also providing $1000 worth of free laundry services to victims of the fire. For more information call 732-531-4333 or email [email protected]

photo via facebook, Monmouth County News Group

OCEAN TWP. — Two police officers were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after battling flames that ripped through an 18-unit apartment complex. Lt. Kevin Faller said officers responded to the Twinbrook Village Apartments on Aldrin Road at around 1:50 p.m. The responding officers observed flames shooting from the exterior and evacuated the building, Faller said. He said the…