'Multiple' People Rescued From Basement During Fire In Bergen County: Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — "Multiple" people had to be rescued from a basement in Teaneck on Monday morning after police and firefighters responded to reports of a fire there, prosecutors said.

Around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, the Teaneck Police Department received a report of a fire at 850 Palisade Ave., the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.

The Teaneck Fire Department and the Hackensack Fire Department also responded.

"During fire suppression, first responders located multiple residents who were trapped in the basement of the residence," prosecutors said.

They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center.

On-line records show the house is a five-bedroom home.

A report on ABC said the fire is suspicious, and that two people were badly burned. "Firefighters found gas canisters at the scene of the fire and signs on the front door of the building showed that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were not working," the story says.

Prosecutors said an investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Andrew McGurr.

Prosecutors declined to release further details.