Crime & Safety

5 Hurt, Dozens Displaced After Passaic Fire

In total, five people were hurt, three adults and two children. They're all being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

January 27, 2022

Multiple people were left injured after a fire in Passaic on Wednesday.

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In total, five people were hurt — three adults and two children. They’re all being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Sixteen-year-old Vanessa Diaz says she began banging on doors and alerting residents to the fire at 89 Main St. She says some neighbors exited through her third-floor window and down the fire escape.

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