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Firefighter, Civilian Injured in Newark West Ward House Fire

Newark

Newark Firefighters battled a fire that ignited inside a house in the city's West Ward on Friday morning.

According to officials, the fast-moving fire broke out inside a three-story house located 374 Sandford Avenue at approximately just before noon.

Firefighters arrived and found fire engulfing the structure with smoke billowing from the attic, according to firefighters.

Crews stretched several lines to knock down the blaze in under an hour. Officials say a firefighter and a civilian suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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