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Fire Displaces 19 Residents in Newark

Newark

Fire officials in Newark announced that members of the Newark Fire Division extinguished a two-alarm fire with no reported injuries today.

According to officials, just before 3 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire located on the second floor of the Aspen Apartments, a 6-story building at 4 Lexington Street.

The fire was upgraded to a second alarm at 3:15 p.m. and was considered under control at 5:38 p.m. according to fire officials.

Four families, amounting to 19 people, were relocated officials said.

The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation by the Arson Unit.

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