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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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