A Jersey City firefighter and a battalion chief were injured battling a two-alarm blaze on Clinton Avenue Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
The fire was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. at what appeared to a vacant or abandoned building at 241 Clinton and quickly went to a second alarm.
The blaze caused damage to the building next door, which was occupied, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.
A firefighter suffered steam burns to his leg and a battalion chief was also injured. Details on the battalion chief’s injuries were not immediately available.
The fire was placed under control at 5:30 p.m. Information on the cause was not immediately available.
The American Red Cross is helping residents who have been displaced, Wallace-Scalcione said.
This is the second multi-alarm fire at a vacant or abandoned building in Jersey City in less than a week. On Monday, a three-alarm blaze broke out at a building on Jordan Avenue. It is believed that squatters were living in that building.
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