2 officers injured while helping people escape raging house fire in Perth Amboy
PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two police officers were injured while helping people escape a raging house fire in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on Wednesday.
Officers responded to 61 Water Street around 5 p.m. and found multiple people trying to escape from the back windows of the home.
Video shows the moment the multi-family home partially collapsed as it was consumed by flames.
Fortunately, officers were able to help the victims get down to safety from the third and fourth floors of the home, just in time.
The two injured officers were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. Their conditions are unknown.
There's no word yet on the cause of the fire.
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