Firefighters at Kingswood

The cause of a fire that left eight Kingswood Station families homeless has yet to be determined, but fire officials say it was likely an accident that started in the kitchen.

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Here is a photo package of the volunteers' efforts to put the fire out. The photos were taken by by District 1 firefighter Gary W. Wasylyk.

According to Capt. Ron Sommer of , the main unit had most of the fire damage, with the entire second story of unit 2600 suffering damage. Of the eight units in the building, four were damaged by fire, two have minor water damage and two have minor smoke and water damage.

Fortunately, the fire was partially contained by the firewall, which limited the amount of fire damage to adjoining units.

The PTA at is seeking donations to help the Matta family and their neighbors who lost their Cypress Lane homes. The PTA is accepting donations of food, clothing, appliances, furniture and cash or gift cards to local stores..

Donations are being accepted at the Frost school between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays. The school is located at 65 Frost Ave., East Brunswick, N.J. 08816. If you have something large you would like to donate, contact the PTA at frostpta@frostpta.org  to arrange a drop off location.

A PTA representative will be visiting the school regularly to pick up donations until they can be given to the fire victims.  Monetary donations can be made via cash, gift cards, or by check payable to Frost PTA.