The three residents made it out to safety.
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH -- A fire Sunday night badly damaged a home and displaced three residents, police say.
The fire at 23 Washington Ave. was reported at 9 p.m., police said. When officers arrived, the house was filled with heavy smoke. The residents had to be evacuated, police said.
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Middlesex Fire Department personnel fought the blaze, along with companies from Dunellen, Piscataway, Bound Brook, Franklin and Green Brook. The fire was put out about 40 minutes later.
No injuries were reported, and a cause hasn't yet been determined, police said.
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