Firefighter Falls Through Roof at New Jersey Fire

(Jerry DeMarco, YouTube)

A multi-alarm fire in Paterson

(Jerry DeMarco, YouTube)

FirefighterNation Staff

PATERSON, New Jersey — A firefighter received minor injuries after falling through the roof during a fire in Paterson on Monday.

Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott told NorthJersey.com that the fire began before 9:00 a.m. in a mixed-use building on Market Street.

The structure included a limousine rental company and an auto body shop.

Fire was showing from the front and rear when firefighters arrived.

NJ.com stated the firefighters from Haledon, Clifton, Passaic and Little Falls responded to what would become a four-alarm fire.

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