Watch: Massive fire breaks out at halfway house in Paterson in New Jersey
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A massive fire has broken out at a halfway house in Paterson city of New Jersey on Saturday. The fire reportedly broke out at around 11 am at Straight and Narrow Halfway House near 410 Straight Street.
The fire crew is present on the scene responding to the fire that reached at a five-alarm status shortly after 12 pm.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh has said that around 50 people were evacuated from the site but everyone is fine.
There are no reports of any injuries yet. The cause of the fire is not known at the moment.
Thick black smoke can be seen rising into the sky in a video uploaded by a Twitter user.
The amount of detours we had to go through this huge fire in Paterson pic.twitter.com/CfCOAuTwFu
— Kimberly❤️ (@kimberlymg11_) August 24, 2019
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