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Despite intense flames that leaped from the back of one house across a driveway to the other, there were no serious injuries among residents or the 50 firefighters from six communities who fought the blaze, said Battalion Chief Ken Payne of the Passaic Fire Department.

Two firefighters were hurt while battling a large apartment fire in Passaic, New Jersey. The fire started at around 8 p.m. at 77 Lafayette Avenue and quickly spread to a third alarm.