The home at 421 Hillside Place suffered serious damage as a result of the three-alarm fire
Four South Orange firefighters were injured while battling a fire on HIllside Avenue Saturday, officials said. (Star-Ledger file photo)SOUTH ORANGE - Four firefighters were hospitalized while battling a three-alarm fire that damaged a local home Saturday afternoon.
Each of the South Orange Fire Department members suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze blaze at 421 Hillside Place, and were released after brief stays at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Sullivan said in a statement.
The fire broke out at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and had spread from a second floor void space to the roof area by the time firefighters arrived.
The Orange and Maplewood fire departments were called in to help as firefighters immediately rushed into the 2.5-story wood frame home to attack the flames. They were able to extinguish a stubborn portion of the fire in the attic, and placed it under control by 6:36 p.m., according to Sullivan.
The home suffered significant damage to both the second floor and roof, he said. An investigation into the cause remains active.
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