A fire broke out at the site of a building collapse in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday morning, leaving dozens of people out in the cold. 

The Newark Fire Department was dousing the flames on 14th Avenue by 14th Street, just past Rica Beatty Jenkins Plaza. 

Fire tears through 3 buildings

More than 110 firefighters responded as the fire spread to two additional buildings and grew to three alarms.

The fire was under control by 7:30 a.m., the city's public safety director said. 

Neighbors said the building that collapsed was vacant, which a city official later confirmed to be true. 

At least three buildings appeared to be affected. One appeared to be a residential home, another appeared to be a vacant home, and the third was an apartment building.

No injuries were reported. 

According to the Red Cross, at least 50 people were displaced. The city was providing buses for them to stay and meet with Red Cross officials.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Newark Department of Public Safety's Arson Unit. 

Residents and neighbors describe what they experienced

From top to bottom, a home on 14th Avenue was overtaken by flames. Within just minutes, Victor Aracena's front porch went from only being illuminated by Christmas lights to what he described as looking like daylight just after 6 a.m.

"Everything seemed like a warzone over there," Aracena said. "The heat, you could feel from across the street."

Ruth Jaquez's family had just celebrated Thanksgiving in their home of six years next door.

"We just was looking for the Christmas tree so we can be happy at home, be with our family and this just happened," Jaquez said.

The fire destroyed two cars, including Jaquez's dad's SUV. The other belonged to her sister's boyfriend.

"People were screaming, kids was screaming. It was really, really bad. Really sad. I was seeing people coming out with no shoes, no clothes," Jaquez said.

"Everybody started screaming"

Her siblings, dad, and young kids got out, along with neighbors in the now-gutted home. Neighbors said the burning house had been empty for at least the past two years.

"I did see some contractors, or what looked like contractors, a few months ago and nothing came about it. But you could see people coming and going from in the building that weren't supposed to be in it," Aracena said.

"I saw two gentlemen come out of there ... I was wondering how they got in,' neighbor Calvin Willis said.

Among the neighbors who safely escaped was Anthony Ramirez Rosso, who said in Spanish his newborn and wife, who had just given birth five days ago, all managed to run out.

Brayden Diaz was able to go back and grab some personal items and clothes.

"The whole building, everybody started screaming and knocking on the doors and then we ran away," Diaz said. "Thank God we're all okay."

Willis said he was praying for his neighbors.

"They all got out and it was a blessing. God is good, man," Willis said.