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The fire, fanned by strong winds, engulfed the first house in
East Orange, which borders Newark, early on Sunday morning and
spread to two other residences, badly damaging all three, New
Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper reported.
All five people were killed in the house where the fire
originated, from where one woman was also rescued, the newspaper
reported, citing an East Orange city spokeswoman.
Another person escaped unharmed from a neighboring house, while
the third house was vacant.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
East Orange and Essex County authorities did not respond to
messages seeking comment.
(Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky; Editing by Paul Tait)
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