JERSEY CITY — A fire that started in a wood frame house at 8 Seidler St. spread to two other structures, displacing 33 people at about 1 a.m. on April 10.
Firefighters from Squad 4 arrived on the scene first to find the exterior and top floor of the first building—a two story residential building — enveloped in flame.
Fire had already extended to 6 Seidler, an unattached residential of similar height and construction and 10 Seidler, an attached 3 story wood frame, six family multiple dwelling.
Residents from all three buildings were safely evacuated, said Public Safety Spokesperson Carly Baldwin. Nobody was reported injured as a result of the blaze.
All buildings had heavy fire damage to top floors and exteriors. The fire went to a third alarm and was put under control at 1:53 a.m. More than 82 fire department personnel were called to the scene to bring the fire under control. Mutual aid companies were called into the city to cover some fire houses. Approximately 33 people from 9 different families were displaced by the fire and were relocated by the Red Cross.
Baldwin said the arson investigators were called and are conducting a cause and origin investigation.
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