Crime & Safety
4-Alarm Fire At 3-Story Building Displaces Residents In Union County
Emergency responders helped to relocate the residents from the building fire on Friday morning.
WESTFIELD, NJ — A four-alarm fire at a three-story building in Elizabeth has displaced multiple residents on Friday.
At around 6:30 a.m., a call came in of a three-story residential over commercial building fire on the 600 block of Elizabeth Avenue, said Elizabeth Spokeswoman Ruby Contreras.
The four-alarm fire is currently under control.
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"Relocation was on scene, but we don’t have a number yet," said Contreras.
According to News 12, 20 residents were displaced and two firefighters suffered minor smoke inhalation.
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It is unclear if there are any injuries to residents.
Check back as more information is released.
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