'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire

A fast-moving fire that ravaged a Bergenfield home rekindled several hours later, bringing firefighters back.

Aftermath of Tuesday's fire on Carnation Place in Bergenfield.
Photo Credit: *Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio*

Carnation Street fire in Bergenfield
Photo Credit: *Laurie Ahearn Euler for Daily Voice*

Bergenfield's bravest in action.
Photo Credit: *Bergenfield Fire Co. 2*

The blaze broke out in back and spread instantly.
Photo Credit: *ENGLEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT*

04/13/2022 8:00 a.m.

No one was injured in the fierce afternoon fire, which ignited on the second floor of the single-family Carnation Place home behind the Knickerbocker Country Club on Tuesday, April 12.

Firefighters knocked down the blaze within a half-hour. It was placed under control around 4:40 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after it began.

Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Bogota, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly.

"Thank God nobody was hurt," Mayor Arvin Amatorio said.

Still, he said, "it was sad to witness the fire and see people lose their homes and properties."

The mayor praised borough firefighters and their colleagues from neighboring towns for "risking their lives in a situation like this....

"Witnessing them battling fires on the roof was a scary sight."

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