The two-alarm blaze -- three bells for coverage -- ignited shortly before noon May 27 and quickly spread through the home on dead-ended Lynn Drive.
Firefighters went defensive once the roof began collapsing, then returned to an offensive attack soon after.
No injuries were reported.
A preliminary cause wasn't given. A fire investigator was summoned, however.
Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Passaic, Paterson, Elmwood Park, Bloomfield, Garfield and Nutley. Clifton police were first on the scene.
NOTE: Those are the departments that were reported to us from the scene. Did we miss any? Please text Jerry DeMarco at (201) 943-2794. Or email: jdemarco@dailyvoice.com. Or PM: Gerard (Jerry) DeMarco (FACEBOOK).
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