Seven first responders were injured and 25 people were displaced by a three-alarm Jersey City fire at two adjoining residential buildings on Bergen Avenue.
At approximately 12:45 p.m. yesterday, the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a call for a working fire at 662 and 664 Bergen Ave.
While working to extinguish the fire, seven first responders, both police officers and firefighters, suffered mostly heat-related injuries, according to city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione.
They were all released from the hospital, except for one first responder who suffered burns and has been taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston.
A total of 25 civilians have been displaced and are being assisted by the American Red Cross and both buildings suffered heavy damage.
The Freedom News TV video embedded above shows some of the challenges those battling the blaze encountered.