Fire tears through florist in New Brunswick

  Eyewitness NewsNEW BRUNSWICK (WABC) -- A third-alarm fire burned down a New Brunswick warehouse used to manufacture artificial flowers late Wednesday.

The blaze tore through Reyes Florists on Somerset Street just after 10:30 p.m.

One home sustained minor damage from the spreading flames, which shot out of the roof of the warehouse. One firefighter was treated for a leg injury and another for heat exhaustion. They were both treated and released from the hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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2 seriously hurt in 5-car crash in East Brunswick

  Eyewitness NewsEAST BRUNSWICK (WABC) -- Police continue to investigate a five-car accident that left two people seriously hurt in New Jersey Monday.

The drivers collided at the intersection of Ryders Land and Winton Road in East Brunswick.

Two of the victims were rushed to the hospital.

It is still not clear what caused the crash to happen, but traffic was backed up for hours.

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2 dead in East Brunswick car accident

  EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A horrific crash killed a husband and wife as they left a synagogue in New Jersey.

It happened at Dunham's Corner Road and Hardenburg Lane in East Brunswick just before 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Members of the synagogue tell Eyewitness News that the victims had just left their Sabbath service and were walking with their 27-year-old son and another couple, when a car jumped the curb and crashed into them.

The husband's legs were severed, and the wife's body was tossed into the bushes.

Several neighbors claim the driver was speeding and trying to cut a right turn before the light turned red when the car jumped the curb - killing the victim's on the sidewalk and taking down a utility pole.

The victim's son and the second couple were taken to the hospital along with the driver.

The driver has not been charged.

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Stray bullet kills New Brunswick man in his home

  By Matt KozarNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (WABC) -- Authorities in New Brunswick are investigating the death of a man who was killed in his own home, by a stray bullet.

The freak fatal shooting happened inside a gated community in broad daylight.

The bullet passed through the second story window of a townhouse on Birch Court Friday afternoon.

40 year old Richard Chang, a contractor who lived with his wife, was struck and killed.

After hearing the shots, neighbors flooded 9-1-1 with calls reporting gunfire in the vicinity of the victim's townhouse.

Police immediately cordoned off the area, questioned neighbors and continue to search for a suspect, but no arrests have been made.

A preliminary investigation has determined that Chang was not the intended victim.

No one else was injured.

Chang has security cameras mounted on his home, but it's not clear if they captured what happened or who was involved.

Pearl Oduro lives with her two-year-daughter on the quiet, residential street where the shooting happened.

She's one of several residents who complained to us about the broken security gates at the entrance of her complex.

Residents tell us neighborhood gangs frequently cut through the property and sometimes hang out on the corner.

"This neighborhood is supposed to be gated, but this gate is always up for the past over two years," said Oduro.

"I feel like the management could have prevented this."

We were unable to reach the management company for comment.

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Fire burns homes in New Brunswick

Fire burns at least two homes in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

  Marjie Mohtashemi, Eyewitness NewsNEW BRUNSWICK (WABC) -- A raging fire consumed three homes in New Jersey Friday afternoon.

Firefighters spent hours battling the flames in downtown New Brunswick.

The fire broke out at a house on Somerset Street, then spread to two adjoining houses.

One of them was reportedly abandoned.

There are no reports of any injuries.

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