West New York firefighters fought the blaze, which displaced 25 families, for more than six hours.
Source Firehouse.com News
A massive fire in New Jersey left an entire apartment building uninhabitable, displacing 25 families from their home just weeks before Christmas.
According to CBS 2 NY, the fire started just before 5 p.m. in the basement of the four-story building on Madison Street in West New York.
Firefighters fought the blaze for over six hours, dousing flames on the roof of the apartment building with multiple departments trying to put out a fire that just wouldn’t quit.
The American Red Cross says about 25 families were displaced from the apartment building. Another 15 families had to evacuate from a nearby building that was also damaged.
Fire crews thought they had the fire under control, but around 9:30, the flames re-emerged from the roof.
The smoke could be seen across the Hudson River in midtown Manhattan, NY.