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Investigators: Flames engulf 2 rooms at Elizabeth hotel

Red Cross helping dozens of people displaced by Elizabeth hotel fire
Red Cross helping dozens of people displaced by Elizabeth hotel fire 00:26

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Dozens of people were displaced after a fire broke out at a hotel in Elizabeth early Saturday morning.

It started just before 5 a.m. at the hotel on Spring Street.

Investigators say the five-alarm fire started on the second floor and totally engulfed two rooms.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation, and two firefighter suffered minor injuries.

The Red Cross is helping about 55 people.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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