Blaze Guts Clifton Homes, Firefighter Injured

Fire gutted two Clifton homes and damaged another, injuring a firefighter and displacing at least nine people, responders said.

Firefighters went to an exterior attack during the multi-home fire on 2nd Street in Clifton.
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The fire on 2nd Street in Clifton quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the buildings.
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The fire gutted both homes on 2nd Street in Clifton.
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2nd Street, Clifton
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Jerry DeMarco

08/31/2020 9:38 a.m.

The injury wasn’t considered life-threatening, they said.

The blaze broke out in the basement of an East 2nd Street home around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

It spread to a car in a driveway that exploded, spreading the flames to a second home.

The blaze quickly went to three alarms as flames blew through the roof of one of the residences.

It went to a fourth alarm for mutual aid coverage soon after.

All visible fire was reported knocked down around 10:30 p.m.

Among those who assisted either at the scene or in coverage were firefighters from Elmwood Park, West Paterson, Little Falls, Passaic , Montclair, Bloomfield and Nutley.

The cause wasn't immediately determined.

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