Gas Fire Damages Newcomb Street Home

Firefighters quick response to a Newcomb Street blaze prevented the fire from completely destroying a house Tuesday, authorities said.

Ridgewood firefighters received a call of a fire at 722 Neucomb St. at 10:33 a.m. and were at the house at 10:35 a.m., said fire Chief James Van Goor. The blaze was under control by 10:48 a.m.

“The quick response by our firefighters helped save the house from burning the house down and from it being completely engulfed in flames,” Van Goor said.

The gas-fed fire started when the gas line behind the kitchen stove cracked, Van Goor said, and the fire worked its way up a wall.

Construction personnel were working at the house when the fire started, Van Goor said. No one was home when the fire occurred and the home is uninhabitable, officials said.

No injuries were reported; 21 firefighters responded to the blaze.