Man suffers minor burns in two-alarm fire, according to public safety director
NEWARK -- A woman helped a 58-year-old man escape from a two-alarm fire with only minor burns Saturday in the city's West Ward, authorities said.
The blaze on South Orange Avenue, near Speedway Avenue, was reported around 5:20 p.m. and brought under control approximately 40 minutes later, according to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
Emergency crews brought the man to University Hospital, where he was being treated for burns to both arms, Ambrose said. He was expected to be released.
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It was unclear why the man was inside the abandoned building, according to officials.
Arson investigators with the city fire division and Essex County Prosecutor's Office were working to determine was caused the blaze, Ambrose added. Anyone with information was asked to call fire officials or the prosecutor's office.
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