Residents ran to their neighborhood fire station Sunday to alert them to a blaze.
Seven Jersey City firefighters were injured battling the flames that damaged two apartment buildings, Chief Steven J. McGill told news12.
"So right now, our investigators are on the scene trying to determine where it actually started. We know it started somewhere between the two buildings, most likely on the second floor," he said.
The fire left 25 people looking for a place to stay.