Firefighters in Irvington battled a two-alarm fire that ignited inside a house in the township this afternoon.
Heavy fire broke out inside the basement of a two and a half story home located at 12 Maple Avenue at around 4:45 p.m.
Fire extended up to the first floor causing extensive damage to the residence before fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze.
A firefighter and one other person suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.
The fire was placed under control in under an hour with the cause under investigation.