this is the dramatic moment firefighters battle a 1,000 degree blaze as it rips through a $38million mansion in new jersey sea bright fire chief volunteer chad murphy wore a camera on his now charred helmet as he stepped into the furnace in rumson on monday footage shows him entering the burning building and carefully navigating the smoke filled interiors at one point he's seen hosing down a glass skylight with debris falling down caught on camera: this is the dramatic moment firefighters battle a 1,000 degree blaze as it rips through a $38million mansion in new jersey  going in: sea bright fire chief volunteer chad murphy wore a camera on his now charred helmet as he stepped into the furnace in rumson on monday  hazy: footage shows him entering the burning building and carefully navigating the smoke filled interiors  several other firemen then enter the scene and murphy moves with them upstairs wearing smoke masks, they step through crumbling walls and flooded passageways in order to hear each other, they shout loudly to one another they also use radios to communicate to a second team of firemen with the truck outside although the headcam video cuts at the 31 minute mark, it apparently took the fire fighters six hours to get the blaze under control former sea bright fire chief joe eskridge says the helmet cam is 'probably one of the best tools you can have besides water' when it comes to coordinating fire efforts an image of the 22 room mansion after the fire, captured by cbs news, shows that the upper floors were the worst damaged lurking hazards: at one point he's seen hosing down a glass skylight with debris falling down  key accessory: one fire fighter say the helmet cam is 'probably one of the best tools you can have besides water' when it comes to coordinating fire response  final edit: although the headcam video cuts at the 31 minute mark, it apparently took the fire fighters six hours to get the blaze under control  under investigation: the four alarm fire at the rumson mansion, known as blithewald, has been ruled accidental, though the exact cause is yet to be identified  dozens of windows appear to be missing with parts of the roof also destroyed the four alarm fire  at the rumson mansion, known as blithewald, has been ruled accidental, though the exact cause is yet to be identified there were no injuries reported before it went up in flames, the seven bedroom mansion  was being decorated by more than 40 interior designers for a month long event apparently, the building is referred to locally as the 'gatsby house' because f scott fitzgerald was a friend of the owner in the late 1880s and visited frequently it is currently owned by thomas widener, a deutsche bank securities inc executive lucky escape: there were no injuries reported in the fire  bad timing: before it went up in flames, the seven bedroom mansion was being decorated by more than 40 interior designers for a month long event  in the spotlight: apparently, the building is referred to locally as the 'gatsby house' because f scott fitzgerald was a friend of the owner in the late 1880s and visited frequently  still standing: it is currently owned by thomas widener, a deutsche bank securities inc executive 
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sea bright fire chief chad murphy wore a camera on his now charred helmet as he stepped into the furnace in rumson on monday  the four alarm fire at the rumson mansion, known as blithewald, has been ruled accidental, though the exact cause is yet to be identified  no injuries were reported 