Boy, 11, Killed In Perth Amboy House Fire

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — An 11-year-old boy was killed in a house fire Friday in Perth Amboy.

The fire occurred at 2:45 a.m. at a home on Chauncey Street, said the Perth Amboy Fire Department.

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His 17-year-old brother was severely burned, ABC 7 reports.

Six families lived in the building in separate apartment units. In total, 26 people were evacuated from the building Friday. Two people had to be flown to a burn unit.

Woodbridge and Sayreville Fire departments assisted with putting out the fire. A police officer, a firefighter and a passerby helping to put out the fire were also injured, but minorly, in the fire.