A fast-moving fire ripped through two homes in Camden, New Jersey, on Wednesday, leaving two families displaced.
SkyForce10 was over the fire along 38th Street, between High Street and Jersey Avenue in Camden, New Jersey, after 11:30 a.m.
The smoke could be seen across the river in Philadelphia.
Thick flames jumped from the structure as firefighters battled the blaze. Parts of the structure could be seen collapsing as water was poured onto the flames.
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"I seen flames coming out the side of the window and then the window started popping," John Tribbett, a neighbor, told NBC10. "Some girl was out there hollering and then I came out to the fence and it was fire coming. They called the fire company and I called the owners of the house. I told the one guy to come home."
No one was injured in the fire and none of the family members were inside the homes at the time.
Responding firefighters said they initially had a water pressure issue and had to call for backup crews.
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"Lack of water and they also had electrical problems," Camden Fire Chief Michael Harper said. "The electric wires start dropping down off of the house so they had hot wires. When they dropped down they landed on the fence. Now the whole fence is energized so now all of our personnel have to navigate around still trying to put the fire out."
The Red Cross helped out both families with vouchers and a place to stay. The Fire Marshal's Office investigated the cause.
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