Watch NJ Firefighters Tackle Three-Alarm Blaze

April 16, 2019
Crews from Rutherford and neighboring departments battled the house fire, which investigators believe was started by a lightning strike.

New Jersey crews battled a three-alarm house blaze Monday that investigators believe was started by a lightning strike.

Firefighters from Rutherford and neighboring fire departments responded to the call just after 4:30 a.m., the North Jersey Record reports. A police officer was hospitalized with possible complications from smoke inhalation from the fire.