Family escapes as flames engulf garage and SUV in Bergen County blaze
Police arrived to find heavy black smoke and fire pouring from the garage, with a 2008 black Infiniti SUV in the driveway fully engulfed.
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Firefighters battled an overnight house fire in Paramus in pouring rain. Flames broke out around 2 a.m., spreading through the roof of a single-family home.
Police arrived on Harrison Street to find heavy black smoke and fire pouring from the garage, with a 2008 black Infiniti SUV in the driveway fully engulfed.
The homeowner, standing across the street, confirmed his wife and three children had safely evacuated. He awoke to a burning smell, discovered the garage ablaze, and got his family out.
Crews extinguished the fire by 3:30 a.m.
One firefighter suffered a wrist injury and was treated at Valley Hospital.
The cause of the fire in under investigation.
