Kids Trapped In Trenton Fire Dropped Through Window: Official

TRENTON, NJ - Residents affected by a fire in a three-story apartment building in Trenton Tuesday morning dropped kids from the blaze to first responders below due to blocked exits, authorities said.

The blaze, first reported on Tyler Street at around 9 p.m., was contained to two apartments on the first floor, according to city spokesman Timothy J. Carroll. The blaze also displaced nearly a dozen residents, Carroll added.

No injuries were reported in the children dropped through the windows, Carroll said, although a man did suffer burns after trying to remove a mattress on fire.

It wasn’t immediately clear what his condition was Tuesday morning.

One person trapped on the second flood was rescued by a ground ladder, Carroll said.