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Injuries Reported in Raging House Fire in Newark

Newark

A raging two-alarm fire that tore through a vacant house in Newark had firefighters on the scene overnight.

Fire broke out inside a vacant home located at 11 Parkhurst Street at around 1:20 a.m. sending morning than a dozen firefighters to the scene where they observed a house fully involved in fire upon their arrival.

Crews fought flames that shot from the structure in the direction of a nearby supermarket, but crews were successful in preventing extensions.

EMS treated a firefighter and civilian for non-life threatening injuries according to preliminary reports.

A resident living in the area said that she did not see a man who occupied the house come out and wasn't sure if the man was still inside.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Newark Fire Department.

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