HANOVER TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) -- Flames were shooting into the air after fire broke out in a tavern in Morris County, New Jersey, Monday afternoon.
The fire started in a building on Parsippany Road in Hanover.
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A witness tells Eyewitness News that the building burning is Billy & Madeline's Red Room Tavern. He added that he believes at least two people were inside at the time but were able to escape through a second-floor window with the help from some bystanders who ran to help. A dog was also rescued.
Dark smoke billowing from the building could be seen for miles.
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There is no word yet on any injuries, but witnesses said the elderly couple who was in the home were both taken to the hospital. They apparently own the tavern.
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