FAIR LAWN — A Menorah may have been the cause of a house fire on Bellair Avenue on the sixth night of Hanukkah Friday.

No one was injured in the fire contained to the living room, Fire Chief Marc Palmieri said. The front door was locked when firefighters arrived at about 4:45 p.m. so they had to go around back.

"It was under control in about 10 minutes once we got in," Palmieri said.

The first floor had extensive heat and water damage, leaving the family displaced.

Palmieri said that while the menorah is a possible cause, the fire remains under investigation.

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Elmwood Park, Saddle Brook, Glen Rock and Hawthorne fire departments responded with Fair Lawn.

The fire was near the Camp Court intersection of Bellair.

Chabad.org offered the following fire safety tips regarding menorahs:

Never leave burning candles unattended.

Do not light candles within 3 feet of: curtains (if lighting in a window, pull them as far as possible from the candles and tie them back), paper bags or loose paper, or other highly flammable material.

Place the menorah on a metal or ceramic surface to light (such as a silver tray, or even a thick layer of tin foil).

If the sleeves of your outfit are loose fitting, roll them up before lighting the menorah.

If you have a cloth bracelet (woven, knitted, or crochet bracelets, for example) either take it off or push it well back from your wrist before lighting the menorah. Make sure the bracelet and the loose strings at its end are not hanging near the flames.

Keep water or a fire extinguisher nearby in case anything happens.

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