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All available police cars rushed to the carnival in Jersey City's Pershing Field when fights broke out among juveniles Sunday evening, officials said today.

At about 7:20 p.m,. an officer patrolling the carnival responded to a street fight at the corner of Manhattan and Central avenues but as he attempted to break up the fight, other fights began to break out between Manhattan Avenue and Ferry Street, a police report says.

The officer called for all available units to the area as North District police cars arrived, the crowd began to disperse in all directions before the officer could "take appropriate action" the report says, adding that the officer told responding units to slow down.

No arrests were made and no one was injured, the report says, adding that the carnival continued to operate.