Branchburg, N.J., fire tears through row of apartment homes, Red Cross says dozens displaced

A fire in Branchburg, New Jersey, ripped through an apartment and townhome complex, displacing more than 60 people on Wednesday morning, officials said. 

Video from Chopper 2 shows firefighters dousing the smoldering roof of the structure on Old York Road, part of the Red Rock Preserve apartments. 

Police said the inferno just off Route 202 started at around 5:30 a.m. and drew a large response from firefighters, who eventually got the flames under control.

Smoke continued billowing from the roof as firefighters on ladders kept spraying it with water.

Video shows part of the roof was completely gone after being consumed by the flames.

Investigators remained at the site into the afternoon to process the large scene and figure out what caused the fire.   

An official with the Red Cross on the scene said at least 65 people were displaced across 24 units that were impacted by the fire.

No one was seriously injured, but many of the units were destroyed, police said. 

Some residents were allowed back inside their units to try and salvage any belongings that survived.