Seven Injured as Fire Spreads Between Buildings on Catherine Street

Perth Amboy, N.J. — October 25, 2026 — Firefighters from Perth Amboy and several neighboring communities responded to a residential structure fire early Sunday morning after flames spread from a four-family apartment building into an adjacent property on Catherine Street.

The Perth Amboy Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 12:45 a.m. to 671 Catherine Street for a reported fire. Arriving crews found heavy fire conditions in the rear of the four-family building, with fire extending into the exposure building on the right side.

Perth Amboy firefighters deployed four hose lines to confine and extinguish the fire while crews conducted searches and ventilation operations. Searches of the affected buildings were completed, with all occupants accounted for and no additional occupants found inside.

Emergency medical personnel treated seven civilians for injuries. The nature and severity of those injuries were not released in the available reports.

Mutual-aid companies responding to the scene included Hopelawn Rescue 8, Woodbridge Truck 1-2-1, Fords Engine 7-3 and Iselin Air Truck 9-3-4. These crews assisted Perth Amboy firefighters during suppression and related operations. Additional resources were assigned to provide coverage for the city while local companies operated at the fire. Those units included Perth Amboy Engine 3, South Amboy Truck 8 and Edison Engine 1.

The Perth Amboy Fire Department's Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 5, Engine 6, Truck 2, Rescue 1 and command staff also operated at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Perth Amboy Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit and the County Fire Marshal's Office.