Two Firefighters Injured in Multi-Alarm Irvington (NJ) Fire

Firefighters at the scene of an Irvington (NJ) fire that tore through several busnesses and apartments.

Photo above courtesy of Bill Tompkins (btfirephotos.com)

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Two firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire that ravaged multiple businesses and apartments on January 13 in Irvington, New Jersey.

NJ.com reported that firefighters had to contend with freezing temperatures and strong winds as they worked to extinguish the fire, which reportedly began in the basement of Headquarters Bar and Grill on Florence Avenue around 1:30 a.m..

One firefighter apparently sustained a back injury while another suffered frostbite.

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Video below courtesy of Ron Bombaro

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