Police, firefighters, and bystanders are seen near the site of a fatal house fire on North 7th Street in Paterson on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

A 3-alarm fire in Paterson early Friday killed one person as it spread across at least three buildings in one city block, authorities said. Firefighters arrived about 2:35 a.m. to North 7th Street, where they found heavy fire on the first and second-floors of a wood-frame building with flames spreading to nearby structures, fire officials said.

A three-alarm fire in Paterson left two people dead and over a dozen people without a place to sleep Friday night.