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Friday, October 2, 2026 3:13AM<\/p>\n

Firefighters say extreme clutter complicated the response, with debris and furniture piled five feet high.<\/p>\n

JERSEY CITY (WABC) — One person has died and six others were injured, including three firefighters after a fire in Jersey City on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The flames broke out just before 5 p.m. inside a home on Boyd Street.<\/p>\n

Firefighters say extreme clutter complicated the response, with debris and furniture piled five feet high.<\/p>\n

Firefighters pulled one victim from the home, who was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The fire spread to neighboring homes as well and at least three homes have been displaced, fire officials said.<\/p>\n

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