Dozens of people are without homes after a massive overnight fire tore through several buildings in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, injuring six firefighters and displacing nearly 60 residents.
Firefighters spent hours battling the blaze after it broke out late Friday night in a commercial building on Jefferson Street before quickly spreading to at least three neighboring multifamily homes.
Video from the scene showed heavy flames shooting through windows as crews worked to contain the fire.
“I started seeing smoke coming out of the building,” witness Jose Marte said. “As soon as I went over there, there were families and dogs coming out. There were a lot of kids.”
Officials said the fire began around 10:30 p.m. More than 100 firefighters responded as flames rapidly moved through multiple structures.
Neighbor Douglas Gamez said the fire spread fast, breaking windows and engulfing floors within minutes.
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