NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Dozens of people were forced out into the cold after a massive fire ripped through multiple homes in Essex County overnight. The fire happened around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday on Woodside Avenue. Video shows firefighters on scene as heavy flames shot out of one home's roof and upper floor windows.

City officials say a total of 67 people (49 adults and 18 children) are displaced. The Red Cross says their disaster volunteers are working with 56 of those residents. The fire was placed under control at 6:10 a.m. Along with Newark, firefighters from Montclair, East Orange, Bloomfield and Jersey City were called in for mutual aid.