Faculty apartment ruined in blaze

A smoky fire gutted one unit and damaged others Jan. 10 in the University-owned College Road Apartments across from McCarter Theatre Center. No one was injured in the fire, which took a dozen fire departments from area towns more than two hours to extinguish. Faculty and staff live in the 13-unit building, which was constructed in 1922. Borough fire officials said the cause was accidental. Though residents moved back into eight of the apartments, five will remain vacant indefinitely.