One firefighter was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and the homeowner was treated at the scene by EMS workers.
FDNY responded to reports of a fire at Grandview Avenue and Arlington Place and discovered a "truck on fire directly leaning on the house, with heavy fire in the first floor, basement and attic of the occupancy," according to FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Dave Simms.
"There were two propane tanks involved," Simms added. "There was a truck parked on the side of the house that had fuel tanks, that was leaking fuel. there was gas in the truck, propane tanks, that was feeding the fire into the building."
The fuel-fed fire tore through the roof of the home, spreading flames in a "minor extension" to an adjacent home.
Firefighters started a foam line to contain the truck fire while others entered the house to battle the rapidly-growing flames.
Fire crews were hampered by messy, cramped conditions in the second floor and attic of the small home.
"There was clutter on the second floor and the attic. That also adds to fighting the fire, where you don't have room to move around. You have to pull everything out first before you actually get access to the fire," Simms explained.
The fire was brought under control around 7:20 a.m., the FDNY said.
Investigators are working to determine the fire's cause.
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