Firefighters in Bergen County extinguished a fast-moving fire that erupted inside a home's basement on Tuesday night.
Crews were dispatched to 599 Summit Avenue to investigate reports of a house fire shortly before 8:50 p.m.
Firefighters found heavy flames coming from the basement of a single-family home.
Several lines were stretched to battle fire that began to extend upward to the first floor.
Firefighters controlled the fire just before 9:30 p.m. with no trapped or injured occupants inside the home.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.