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Hamilton firefighters battle a blaze on Tar Heels Road Sunday Jan. 17, 2016 that seriously injured a man. (Photo courtesy of Hamilton Township Professional Firefighters)

HAMILTON -- Firefighters rescued a man from his burning garage Sunday evening in University Heights, officials said.

The man suffered burns and smoke inhalation in the blaze, reported just before 5 p.m. on Tar Heels Road. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, firefighters said.

The man's mother was also injured in the incident and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Firefighters said they arrived to find heavy fire in the garage and a report from the man's mother that he was still inside the garage.

District 2 and 7 firefighters, from the the Mercerville and Nottingham fire companies, put out the fire and pulled the man to safety, firefighters said.

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Firefighters at the scene said the cause of the fire was still under investigation but it appears the man drove his vehicle in to his garage and suffered a medical attack, and the car kept running.

The car eventually caught fire and the man's mother called the fire department.

No other information about the victims was available Sunday night.

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