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Jersey City firefighters were first called to 150 New York Ave. at 1:44 p.m. for a two-alarm fire in a three-story three-family residential structure, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The home suffered extensive damage and nine people were relocated by the Red Cross, Wallace-Scalfione said. No injuries were reported, Wallace-Scalfione said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though it does not appear to be suspicious, Wallace-Scalfione said
Firefighters then were at 358 Liberty Ave. at 5:31 p.m. for a fire in a three-story three-family residential structure, Wallace-Scalfione said. No injuries were reported, though 11 people were relocated by the Red Cross, Wallace-Scalfione said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though it does not appear to be suspicious, Wallace-Scalfione said.
Later that evening, firefighters were at 62 Cambridge Ave, for a fire in a three-story, six-family residential structure, Wallace-Scalfione said. The fire was contained to one room in the basement, which suffered medium damage, Wallace-Scalfione said. No injuries were reported and no one was displaced, Wallace-Scalfione said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Wallace-Scalfione said.
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