By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, February 6, 1992
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Investigators continued their search Wednesday for the cause of a fire that severely damaged a Main Street house and displaced three families.
The fact that the probe is ongoing “doesn’t mean it was arson, or anything like that,” said police Capt. Babe Cimino.
A Garfield schoolteacher saw the fire at 7 Main St. at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and called police.
“It spread through the rear of the house rapidly, and eventually consumed the entire house, causing extensive damage to the house and its contents,” Cimino said.
The fire was declared under control about 5:50 p.m. by Fire Chief John Adametz.
A firefighter, two ambulance corps members, and an unidentified woman were treated for minor injuries at Saddle Brook Hospital and released.
The displaced families were able to find temporary shelter with relatives.
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