BERGENFIELD More than 100 firefighters from at least a dozen communities responded to help put out a five-alarm blaze Saturday afternoon at a commercial building that contains several businesses on South Washington Avenue.
No one was injured in the fire, which took about 80 minutes to get under control after firefighters were called at about 1:45 p.m., said Christopher Naylis, the public information officer for the Bergenfield Fire Department.
He said two of the businesses in the one-story building could not be occupied after suffering from fire and smoke damage – a jewelry store and a vacant area that Naylis said used to be a juice bar and has been under construction. A total of about eight businesses are in the building, he said.
5-alarm fire in N.J. downtown draws 125 firefighters to century-old stores
Updated Apr 11, 12:36 PM;
Posted Apr 11, 10:42 AM
A total of 125 firefighters responded to a 5-alarm fire in a row of stores in downtown Bergenfield on Saturday, April 10 2021. A dozen departments assisted or provided backup, No injuries were reported.Photo by Bill Tompkins
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A five-alarm fire in Bergenfield remained under investigation Sunday, a day after 125 firefighters from a dozen towns responded to the blaze at a row of stores, a fire official said.
The businesses, located in a century-old downtown structure, were unoccupied at the time of the Saturday afternoon fire. No firefighters were injured despite heavy smoke and difficulty battling the blaze due to three layers of ceilings in the single-story structure, said Christopher Naylis, a Bergenfield Fire Department spokesperson.