Authorities said the blaze was accidental but they are still investigating contributing factors to it.
MONTCLAIR -- An early morning fire Saturday destroyed a Bellevue Avenue business and damaged several others, officials said.
The 5:30 a.m. blaze consumed one unidentified company on the first floor of 255 Bellevue Avenue and left others with smoke, water and other damage, township spokeswoman Katya Wowk said.
A person using an ATM at the Chase Bank on Valley Road reported smelling smoke inside the building, Wowk said. She said firefighters who went to the site found smoke actually coming from the Bellevue Avenue building behind the bank.
Firefighters put out the body of the fire in less than an hour and had it completely under control by around 7:30 a.m., Wowk said.
The bank had smoke damage on all floors and damage to its front door, according to Wowk. She said firefighters found an old doorway between the two buildings that enabled smoke to travel from the Bellevue Avenue business to the bank.
Wowk said the fire was accidental, but officials are still investigating its contributing factors.
Montclair firefighters suffered a cut hand, a knee injury and smoke inhalation. No civilians reported injuries, according to Wowk.
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