A series of events added up to some serious damage to a Bergenfield house on October 17^th. At about 9:30 AM the electrical service to the home at 39 Fairview Ave. apparently failed and dropped on to a vehicle parked in the driveway next to the structure. The car became energized and soon heavily involved. Flames extended to the home and spread up the side to the attic eaves. A second alarm was sounded as companies pulled up. The column of black smoke was easily visible from Hackensack. Flames entered the second floor and attic area as lines were stretched inside, directed to the vehicle, and the exposure building that was sustaining radiant heat damage. 

Crews were able to knock the fire down quicky, but the home was left temporarily uninhabitable. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid from Teaneck, Englewood, and New Milford assisted at the scene.