Four firefighters were injured battling a blaze at 22 Clinton Ave. in Jersey City that erupted early Sept. 6, 2015. Five adults and a child were also displaced. Sept. 6, 2015. LeRoy Applin | For The Jersey Journal
The Jersey Journal
By Ken Thorbourne | The Jersey Journal
on September 06, 2015
JERSEY CITY, NJ
Four Jersey City firefighters sustained non-threatening injuries early this morning as they battled a two-alarm fire at 22 Clinton Ave. shortly after midnight, a city spokeswoman says.
The fire at the three-story residential building near Crescent Avenue also displaced five adults and one child, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill says.
The blaze erupted just after midnight and was brought under control shortly after 1 a.m..
There was heavy fire on the top two floors of the building. The fire was so severe the interior stairway started to give way, causing one of the firefighters to fall one story from the stairs onto another firefighter, Morrill says.
A "may day" was called during the fire as three firefighters with injuries were reported trapped in the building. However, all were safely evacuated and a total of four firefighters were transported to the Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health, Morrill says.
One firefighter sustained a broken finger, another a sprained knee and ankle, another neck and back injuries, and the other shoulder and elbow injuries, she says.
One civilian was treated at the scene, but refused further medical attention. The Red Cross assisted in relocating the five adults and child and the cause of the fire is under investigation, Morrill says.