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Two-Alarm Fire Destroys House in Irvington Township

Newark

Newark and Maplewood firefighters are assisting Irvington Township battle a fire that’s ripping through a house at this time.

Officials say the two-alarm blaze ignited in a house at 39 block of Durand Place at around 9:35 a.m.

When firefighters arrived, they observed thick smoke and heavy flames engulfing a three-story wood-frame house at that location.

Crews stretched multiple lines to attack the blaze from all sizes and made efforts stop extensions to neighboring homes.

As of 10:16 a.m., heavy fire continued to exist in parts of the house but a preliminary search indicated no trapped occupants

There are no serious injuries reported at this time and all firefighters have been accounted for.

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