Fire Renders Little Bergen Co. Home Unlivable: Police

LITTLE FERRY, NJ — A smoky fire Saturday morning caused extensive damage to a $450,000 home, rendering the single-family dwelling uninhabitable, according to officials.

At 1:47 a.m., a caller reported smoke coming from the second floor of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 9 Franklin Street, officials said.

Responding units, upon arrival, saw that flames were shooting out the second-floor windows, and that all occupants had safely evacuated, police Chief Jim Walters said.

Police alerted surrounding neighbors to evacuate, as a safeguard, and Little Ferry fire crews, with help from mutual aid departments, brought the fire under control at 2:43 a.m., Walters said.

The fire does not appear to be suspicious, authorities added.