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$('#button').on('click', function () {
    var fragment = document.createElement('div');
    fragment.innerHTML = '<p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p>';
    var nodes = fragment.children;

    var target = document.getElementById('target');
    var i;
    for (i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
        // clone each node
        target.appendChild(nodes[i].cloneNode(true));
    }
});
<div class="section">
    <button id="button">Append Nodes of Array</button>
    <div id="target"></div>
</div>