North Brunswick Fire: Family of Six Jumps Out Window to Escape

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - After they were woken up by one of the children in the house, an entire family of six jumped out a second-story window to escape a fire early Tuesday morning in North Brunswick. Some of them broke their ankles in the fall, but incredibly, everyone managed to escape the flames without serious injury, police said.

At 1 a.m. Tuesday, police got a 911 call about a fire on Maple Avenue. Upon arriving, officers quickly discovered 643 Georges Road was consumed by a heavy fire. That address houses a one-story barber shop to the front, and a two-story dwelling to the rear. Officers also found several occupants of the building in the front yard.

A juvenile family member awoke to discover the fire, alerted the others and all narrowly escaped by jumping from a second-floor window, police learned. Some people broke their ankles in the landing, but those were the most serious injuries. All were transported to area hospitals by North Brunswick EMS.

The dwelling was gutted in the blaze (seen above), and the flames spread to three other buildings nearby, damaging those as well. Two firefighters were injured during the incident, both with non-serious injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the North Brunswick Fire Marshal's Office.

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