Watch N.J. Police Catch 3 Kids Jumping Out of Burning House

Two Keansburg police officers who arrived at a house fire before firefighters told three children trapped on the home's second floor to jump into their arms.
Sept. 5, 2025

What to know

  • Three children jumped from a second-floor window during a Keansburg house fire Aug. 29, guided by responding police officers.

  • One officer sustained an arm injury while attempting to catch the children, and a woman who was rescued from inside the house was flown to a hospital.

  • The fire’s cause remains under investigation, with the Red Cross assisting the displaced family.

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