Backyard Blaze Destroys Teaneck Home, Displaces Family, Cops Say
A backyard fire tore through a Teaneck home late Saturday night, July 5, displacing three residents and drawing a multi-town response, police said.
The blaze broke out around 11:31 p.m. at 497 Linden Ave., according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr. A neighbor spotted a small fire in the backyard and ran over to help, meeting the homeowner and attempting to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. But the flames spread rapidly, McGurr said.
By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had already engulfed the rear of the home and to the first and second floors, as well as the atti…
