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Three-Alarm Fire in New Brunswick Leaves Several Displaced

New Brunswick

A three-alarm fire tore through a home Sunday night in New Brunswick.

Firefighters responded to 175 Hamilton Street started shortly before 11:30 p.m. for a report of a fast spreading fire. 

The fire which burned for hours was placed under control at approximately 1 a.m., with no reported extension to any other structure.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

According to neighbors, several Rutgers students rented apartments in the multi-family home. 

Although several residents were said to have been evaluated by first responders, only one resident was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment.

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