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Newark Firefighters Battle Late Night House Fire

Newark

Newark Firefighters extinguished a fast-moving fire that ignited inside a house in Newark's South Ward on Thursday.

According to reports, firefighters were called to 55 Sherman Avenue after they received reports of a fire inside a house with possible trapped occupants at around 11:10 p.m.

Crews arrived to find flames coming from the roof of a three-story wood-framed house.

Firefighters stretched several lines to knock down the blaze shortly before 11:30 p.m., according to reports.

Officials say two victims were taken to the hospital for treatment and their injuries are believed to be non-life threatening at this time.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by The Newark Arson Squad.

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