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Falling tree sparks fire at Tenafly home

Portrait of Jim Beckerman Jim Beckerman
NorthJersey.com

A fire, apparently caused by a downed tree, led to the evacuation of a home in Tenafly on Saturday, July 6. No one was hurt.

"It was caused by a large branch of the tree," said Lt. Paul Liautaud of the Tenafly Police Department. "Not sure what sparked the fire, but obviously something got interrupted inside the house."

Police dispatch received a report of the fire at 8:52 a.m.

Emergency responders on the scene of a fire Saturday, July 6, caused by a tree falling on a house on Jefferson Avenue in Tenafly.

Early reports stated that people were trapped inside the house at Jefferson Avenue near the Cresskill border, but all residents had left the home when the police arrived.

The fire was quickly brought under control by members of the Tenafly, Englewood, Demarest, Dumont, Cresskill, Box 54 and Bergenfield fire departments.

A section of the second floor collapsed, police said.

Jul 6, 2024; Tenafly, NJ, USA; Emergency responders on the scene of a fire caused by a tree falling on a house on Jefferson Avenue.

No civilians or emergency responders were injured.

The downed tree also caused damage to a neighboring home.