WOODLAND PARK, NJ - A two-alarm house fire broke out early on October 21st at a Woodland Park two-family home, sending thick smoke. West Paterson Fire Department that protects the Borough arrived to find intense flames engulfing the residence at 81 Marcellus Ave., with firefighters from multiple departments, including Little Falls, Totowa, Paterson and West Paterson, battling the flames. Wayne and Haledon provided firehouse coverage.

The fire spread to an adjacent garage and involved a wooded area behind the structure running up a hillside. A mutual aid engine company from Paterson was requested to Route 80 westbound to handle the brush fire caused by the flames from the initial house fire.

Mayor Tracy Kallert says six people were home at the time of the fire - two adults and a baby upstairs, and three adults downstairs, but everyone escaped. A Paterson firefighter and a resident were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Initial reports indicate there was significant hoarding inside the home and a collapsed garage that stored landscaping equipment.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation at time of story.