Residents banged on neighbors' doors after a fire broke out in a Burlington County, NJ, apartment complex late Sunday night. At least six people were hurt. MattDeLucia
"Upon arrival police units found heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof of the apartments," police wrote.
One resident said he and another family member joined firefighters in going door-to-door -- even breaking some windows out in a search for anyone still trapped in units.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. "We started banging on doors trying to get people out," Johnathan Marbosa -- who only recently moved in with his father -- said."People were like, 'what's going on? What's going on?' And we're just telling them, 'hey, there's a fire, just get out, get out, grab whatever.'"In total, 16 units were damaged before the fire was brought under control around 11:40 p.m.
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