UPDATE: Washington Street Fire Put Out In Hoboken

HOBOKEN, NJ — [UPDATE: The Police Department said around 7:12 p.m. that the fire was out and the street was back open.]

The Hoboken Fire Department responded to an active fire at 219 Washington St. around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, and officials asked people in the area to avoid that block.

Hoboken Public Safety Director Kenneth Ferrante said that the volunteer ambulance squad had treated one resident at the scene.

One Twitter account published a photo of black smoke on Washington Street at 3:31.

The address contains a business with residential units above it.

Firefighters fought the blaze amid a temperature of 94.

Watch the city's account for updates.