A massive four-alarm fire tore through two homes in Belleville early Thursday, lighting up the night sky and sending residents fleeing.
The fire broke out on Crescent Terrace just before 3:15 a.m. and spread to an adjacent home on the dead-end street.
One home, which appeared to have been under construction, collapsed, while flames tore through the roof of a second home.
Burning trees and downed wires hampered firefighters and caused the flames to threaten adjacent homes on Maier Street, where two backyard sheds were damaged.
Firefighters also faced low water pressure as they battled the flames. Downed power lines created additional challenges for crews at the scene.
Police went door to door during the night to alert residents. The residents of the homes were preliminarily reported to have escaped the flames.
One neighbor said they heard “popping noises” before seeing “a house up in flames and a huge plume of smoke.”
WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
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