A 67-year-old man was rescued after fire broke out in a home in the Silverbrook neighborhood of Newark early Saturday.
The fire was reported just after 1 a.m. in the unit block of Park Drive, according to a spokesman for Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company.
Firefighters arrived to find smoke pouring from the front door and helped Newark Police officers rescue a man who was trapped in the basement. Two other occupants were able to escape from the home by themselves.
The man suffered smoke inhalation but declined treatment.
Firefighters from Aetna, Christiana Fire Company, Mill Creek Fire Company and Cranston Heights Fire Company were able to contain the fire to a second-floor bedroom.
Aetna officials said the door to the bedroom was closed, which helped keep the fire from spreading.