Watch NJ Firefighters Tackle 2-Alarm Blaze at Vacant Building

Nov. 18, 2020
A 29-year-old woman is accused of intentionally starting a fire at a vacant two-and-a-half story building in Paterson that also spread to a neighboring structure.

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New Jersey firefighters tackled a two-alarm blaze that was intentionally started at a vacant building and also involved a nearby structure Tuesday.

The fire broke out just after 8:40 a.m. at a vacant two-and-a-half story building in Paterson, NJ.com reports. Flames also spread to a neighboring building before crews were able to get the blaze under control.

No injuries were reported in the fire. Although the building where the fire originated was vacant, the neighboring structure was occupied, but the residents weren't displaced.

Erin Micco, 29, of Paterson, was arrested following an investigation into the fire.  Passaic County prosecutors charged her with two counts of aggravated arson stemming from the incident.