The fire broke out around 3 p.m. on the top floor of the home on Prospect Avenue in Little Ferry.
A ladder leaned up against the house to the window from which it is believed the 12-year-old was pulled.
Firefighters quickly got the flames under control.
The child suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK.
One firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion.
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