Photos: Crews Respond to Four-Alarm Bloomfield (NJ) Fire

An array of apparatus at a fire in a building housing several business in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

A fire on Tuesday ravaged several downtown businesses in the township of Bloomfield, New Jersey. Carlos Pomares shared some photos from the scene.

Firefighters from numerous surrounding communities responded to the scene, including units from Irvington, East Orange, Montclair, Clifton, Millburn, Nutley, Belleville, North Caldwell, Caldwell, and Newark, according to a release on the Bloomfield Pulse.

The fire did not spread beyond the building of origin, but there were no reported injuries. The fire, which went to four alarms, reportedly began at 7:48 a.m. on the first-floor of the two-story building and was under control by around 11 a.m.

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