Firefighters from Millburn, Springfield, Summit and Westfield were at the scene of a fire in Springfield on Short Hills Avenue late Tuesday night.

Millburn firefighters were called in at about 11:10 p.m. for mutual aid to the basement fire at the Short Hills Village apartment complex, which is behind Millburn High School and the Chanticler, according to a Millburn Fire Department report. Other fire departments from Union County were also called to the scene.

When there was a flare up in the fire, Millburn firefighters worked to extinguish the fire in the basement. Westfield firefighters pulled down the ceiling in the basement to check for extension of the fire.

Steve Rappoport was a witness to and submitted the video of the fire. Rappoport, who lives in the complex about four buildings away, said in an e-mail message he was awakened by the sound of a police siren and then heard the police car zooming down Forest Drive. He then heard the distant sound of fire sirens and then multiple fire trucks and support vehicles converged on the road, lining it from the Circle, which is where the gutted apartment is located, back to Short Hills Avenue.

Rappoport said he saw smoke coming out of a ground floor apartment and a smoky haze behind the apartment. He said It looked like only one apartment was involved. He said firefighters were on scene until 1 a.m.

Millburn firefighters were on the scene with one engine and four firefighters until about 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday.