A three-alarm fire on June 30 started on the second floor balcony of a townhouse on Sergeant Street, Princeton, the town’s fire official said of a blaze that caused no injuries.
The fire, reported at 5 a.m. by the male resident, spread upward, Princeton Fire Official Joseph Novak said on July 2.
“The roof burned off the middle portion of the building and then those units underneath suffered water damage,” he said.
Four units in the multi-family building were left uninhabitable, Novak said. The number of people who were displaced by the fire was not available.
About a dozen fire companies responded to the scene to help battle a fire that was brought under control at 6:57 a.m., Novak said, adding that no firefighters were hurt.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, he said, adding that “it does not appear to be suspicious at this time.”
The man who was home when the fire started later stayed with a friend, Novak said.