ASBURY PARK -- The city's fire department responded to 40 incidents on Friday and Saturday, including a blaze in a garage that severely burned a victim.

In an announcement on Facebook, the Asbury Park Fire Department said it handled several serious medical emergencies, assisted with a fire in nearby Deal and responded to two residential blazes in the city.

A fire that started around 10:35 a.m. on Saturday in a detached garage at a residence on Fourth Avenue left one man with serious burns to more than half of his body, fire officials said. Firefighters from Asbury Park and Long Branch were able to contain the fire to the garage and protect the surrounding homes.

The man was brought to the Burn Center at Saint Barnabas in Livingston. Information on the man's condition was not immediately available.

On Friday, the Asbury Park Fire Department responded to an apartment complex shortly after 11 a.m. on Washington Avenue. The apartment was unoccupied at the time of the firefighters' arrival. Firefighters were able to gain entry to the second-floor apartment unit, and contain the fire to the kitchen area.

In the Facebook post, the Asbury Park Fire Department thanked the following agencies for their help: fire departments from Neptune, Deal, Long Branch and Ocean Township, Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

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