Three-Alarm Fire Rips Through Passaic Apartment Building

March 14, 2026 | Passaic, NJ

Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at an apartment building on Columbia Avenue in Passaic, New Jersey. The fire broke out around 9:42 p.m. on March 14, with flames shooting from the second and third floors of the structure at 179 Columbia Avenue. Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing and quickly deployed ladders while opening up the building for ventilation.

Fs On Scene w/ fire on 2nd & 3rd fl of a Apartment Building, Lines Stretched and Operating, truck Company's opening up, Mutual Aid Request.

Truck companies assisted on scene, and mutual aid was called in to help tackle the intense fire. No injuries have been reported at this time, and investigators are working to determine the cause.

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