Crime & Safety

Witherspoon Street Businesses Damaged In Princeton

The fire broke out Sunday afternoon.

Princeton, NJ -- Three businesses were damaged in a fire on Witherspoon Street in Princeton on Sunday, Planet Princeton reports.

The More Cafe, Sakura Express and the Silver Shop were damaged after a plastic bucket used to dispose of cigarette butts caught fire, according to the report. The apartments above the businesses had smoke damage.

Witherspoon Street was closed between Nassau Street and Hulfish Street for about two hours.

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