40 Families Displaced In 2 Fires At Same North Brunswick Complex In 24 Hours

Two multi-alarm fires in less than 24 hours displaced 40 families at the same North Brunswick apartment complex, sending one firefighter to the hospital, officials confirmed.

First responders were called to the Colony Oaks Apartment Complex on Petunia Avenue on Saturday evening, Dec. 30, for a multi-alarm blaze around 5:45 p.m.
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Cecilia Levine

12/30/2023 6:07 p.m.

On Friday, Dec. 29, a fire displaced 20 families and pets at the Colony Oaks Apartment on Petunia Avenue were displaced by a multi-alarm blaze.

Just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, another fire broke out, leaving an additional 20 families without a home, according to Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Marrissa Heyman.

Eleven towns and nearly 60 firefighters responded to the second fire, she said. One firefighter was hospitalized with unspecified injuries, Heyman said.

A cause hadn't been identified as of press time.

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