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1 dead, 2 injured in South Plainfield, NJ fire

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — Fire tore through a South Plainfield home early Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two others.

Flames broke out on Cedarbrook Avenue just before 5:15 a.m. in what appeared to be a gas-fed fire.

Firefighters raced to the scene, pulling one resident out of the house.

Another resident escaped the smoke and flames by jumping from a second-floor window.

Those two residents are being treated for their injuries, and a third resident was found in the home, but was pronounced dead.

Firefighters stretched lines over the snow, digging out a hydrant across the street.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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