Officials are working on determining whether a family can return home after a fire that occurred this morning damaged a basement apartment.
Firefighters responded to a Dewitt Avenue home at approximately 5:45 a.m. for a report of a fire where three residents - two adults and a child - managed to escape unharmed.
The cause of the fire, which was contained to the basement - is under investigation.
The building department will determine whether the house is inhabitable.