Sad news for a family in Ocean County this morning.

News broke during the early hours of Tuesday morning (January 18th) that firefighters were called to a residence on Lake Winnepesaukee Drive to battle a blaze.

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Two people were in the house at the time the fire broke out. Both, sadly, suffered from smoke inhalation according to 6abc.com. One of the people did have to be transported to the hospital to receive treatment.

Although it is still unclear exactly what caused the fire to break out in the first place, 6abc.com says that the fire chief did say the wind played a huge part in the fire's swiftness this morning.

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