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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.

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.

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.

The fire gutted both homes on 2nd Street in Clifton.

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2nd Street, Clifton

2nd Street, Clifton

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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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