Norwood - A heavy black column of smoke was visible for miles as a fire engulfs a home in Norwood Tuesday afternoon.

A Battalion 2 North box was dispatched around 4pm to 2 17th St for a house on fire called in by a nearby contractor. First arriving PD units found heavy fire showing from the attach garage of the home and a 75-year-old homeowner outside with burns to his hands and face. As first arriving fire units arrived on scene, the fire had spread though out the home and heavy fire was showing from multiple floors of the home. Crews stretched multiple lines and set up ladder pipes on arrival. A second alarm was requested, and incoming units were asking to bring in more water as crews on scene battled water pressure problems. Harrington Park Ladder, Old Tappan Tower and Closter tower all set up in front of the structure. Demarest Engine stretched two lines though the back yard from the street in the rear and attack the heavy fire venting from the Charlie side. A third alarm was transmitted shortly after bringing additional manpower. Multiple collapses occurred within the home before one ladder pipe and one tower were put into operation and was able to knock down the heavy fire conditions. Firefighters remained on scene for several hours hitting hot spots. The homeowner was transported to Hackensack Medical Center for burns, and two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. Mutual aid from northeast Bergen County and Rockland County Ny assisted on scene and covered at multiple towns firehouses. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.