NEWTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at an apartment building in Newton on Monday.

The Newton fire chief said four families have been displaced from the apartment building on Charlesbank Road.

A plumber was taken to the hospital with burns on his hand. Police said the contractor may have caused the accidental fire.

The Red Cross is helping the families displaced by the fire.

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