No Injuries Reported in Saturday Evening Edpas Road Fire

A fire tore through the top floor of an apartment community building on Edpas Road Saturday night, but did not result in any injuries.

Jason Licinsky of the New Brunswick Fire Department said the fire was first reported around 5:55 p.m. Saturday in Building 8 of the complex and ended up displacing the residents of 26 units in the building.

Two top floor units sustained heavy fire damage, as the flames came through the roof, 10 other units sustained smoke and water damage, and 14 other units had to be evacuated due to electricity and gas being shut off to the entire building, he said.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. It was not yet known as of late Saturday night where the fire began in the building.

In addition to New Brunswick, fire companies from East Brunswick, East Franklin and Edison were called in to assist.