3-alarm fire damages 3 homes in Passaic, New Jersey

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Monday, November 9, 2020
Fire burns through 3 homes in Passaic
The three alarm blaze also caused a collapse in the first home to catch fire.

PASSAIC, New Jersey (WABC) -- A three-alarm fire spread through three homes in Passaic, New Jersey.

The fire started in one home on Jackson Street just after 4 a.m. Monday and spread to two others.

Newscopter 7 was over the scene.

The main fire building sustained a collapse; the other buildings had less serious damage.

There was no immediate word on injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Meantime, one person was killed and several dozen people displaced after a massive fire in Paterson. Fire officials say the blaze quickly spread to two adjacent buildings and then to a fifth building on Sunday.

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