PATERSON, N.J. (WABC) --
The first fire broke out at about 1 p.m. Wednesday on Godwin Avenue in Paterson.
The fire started in one house and spread to four others. Firefighters said the homes are wood-framed structures and there's not much distance between the homes, so the fire was able to spread easily and quickly.
At the same time firefighters were battling the first fire, a second fire broke out at three abandoned homes on Rosa Parks Avenue down the street.
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Fire departments from surrounding areas responded to help fight the fires.
In all, six firefighters suffered minor injures -- one has a knee injury, another a contusion and the rest smoke or heat-related injuries.
Thirty-one people who lived in the homes on Godwin were displaced as a result of the fire. No residents were injured.
There's no word yet what started the fires.