JERSEY CITY -- At least one person was seriously injured in a fiery crash on Tonnelle Avenue late Sunday night.

Shots were fired by police during the multi-mile pursuit that began in Greenville and ended in front of a motel in the Heights, multiple police sources and witnesses said.

Police were pursuing a car down Tonnelle Avenue when gunfire broke out near the Carlton Avenue intersection, sources said. The pursuit ended about a mile down the road when the suspect's car hit a telephone pole and burst into flames, police sources said.

Video taken at the scene shows the burning wreckage.

Multiple officers are were being treated at Jersey City Medical Center for what appear to be minor injuries. At least one other person was seriously burned in the crash.

It's unclear if the suspect fired at police or if anyone was injured in the gunfire.

City officials and a spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately be reached to comment on the investigation.

A gas attendant and a trucker at a station near Carlton Avenue said they were standing outside when they saw several police cars following a car down the busy roadway. They said they heard rapid gunfire followed by seeing a chaotic scene.

"There were a lot of bullets, it was like a scene from a movie," the trucker said.

Cars began jumping up the curbs and the few people on the streets ran for shelter, the men said. Nearly a dozen small evidence markers could be seen near Carlton Avenue.

All lanes in both directions of Tonnelle Avenue are closed for the crash investigation. It's unclear if the road will be reopened in time for rush hour.

Accident investigation on US 1&9/Tonnelle Ave both dirs btwn Secaucus Rd and US 1&9 Truck Route/Pulaski Skyway all lanes closed and detoured — NJDOT (@skywayrehab) June 5, 2017

Dozens of police cars blocked off intersections throughout the Heights neighborhood. Officers from Jersey City, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, and the Hudson County Sheriff's Office are all on the scene.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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