The flames broke out around 7 a.m. inside an apartment complex in Old Bridge.
Neighbors reported that children may have been hurt in the fire, but officials from Middlesex County Prosecutor's office have yet to comment on the incident.
"It was a little scary considering it was the apartment connecting to mine," said one of the neighbors to Eyewitness News.
That apartment has since been condemned.
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