Newark Fire Destroys 1 Home, Damages 2 Others

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A house fire destroyed one home and severely damaged two others Friday morning in Newark.

The flames broke out around 11:30 a.m. on South 11th Street between Ninth and Central avenues.

Chopper 2 was overhead where one home mostly collapsed, except for the front wall. Two other houses on either side were badly damaged.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

Fire, police and PSE&G crews were on the scene.

There was no word on what caused the fire.

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