City firefighters were joined at the three-alarm Cedar Street blaze by colleagues from Elmwood Park, Saddle Brook, Paramus, Rochelle Park and Wallington.
No injuries were immediately reported.
The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. and shot up the walls of the 2½-story, wood-frame house, responders said.
Flames eventually blew through the roof.
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