Three-alarm fire near Bergenline Avenue in Union City displaces 12 families

NJ.com

UNION CITY - A multi-family building on 40th Street in Union City caught fire this morning, displacing at least 12 families and injuring two firefighters, fire officials said.

The fire, at 510 40th Street, near Bergenline Avenue, was called in at 9:19 a.m. and went to three alarms before it was placed under control at about 11:30 a.m., North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Chief Brion McEldowney said.

McEldowney said the main body of the fire was on the second and third floors of the three-story building, but the first floor also suffered damage. He said 70 firefighters battled the blaze. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

McEldowney said he did not have details on the injuries sustained by the two firefighters who were brought to a local hospital. He added that no residents were injured.

Not all the residents were in the building at the time of the fire, but all have been accounted for, fire and city officials said. Some of the displaced residents are currently meeting with city's Office of Emergency Management in an effort to secure temporary housing.