A Wednesday morning fire in Phillipsburg started in a second-floor apartment, leaving it and the other three apartments temporarily uninhabitable, according to the town’s fire chief.
The fire was reported at 8:36 a.m. in the building at 690 Wilbur Ave., and it was brought under control in about 25 minutes thanks to the efforts of the approximately 40 Phillipsburg firefighters who responded, Fire Chief Rich Hay said in an afternoon news release. None of the occupants were home and no one was hurt.
While the blaze was contained to the apartment where it started, the building sustained heat, smoke and water damage, Hay said. The building is insured and can be repaired but residents are staying with relatives or friends in the meantime, he said.
The building is owned by Brian and Sheri Nehlia, of Forks Township, property records show. It was built in 1940.
The exact source of the fire is under investigation by Phillipsburg police, the Warren County fire marshal and the county prosecutor’s office, Hay said.
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