UPDATE: Five-Alarm Englewood Fire Prompts Road Closures

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Englewood Police are asking residents to avoid the entire south end of the city as emergency crews respond to a fire caused by an explosion on Bancker Street.

Multiple streets in the Bancker Street area were closed as a result of the ongoing efforts to control the fire, but Englewood Police announced Wednesday after that South Dean Street and Grand Avenue have been reopened. Bancker Street between South Dean Street and Grand Avenue remains closed, however.

This comes after Englewood Police said to "avoid the area at all costs," in a Wednesday Nixle alert.

Videos from social media show a fire producing plumes of smoke that, according to NBC New York, can be seen from Manhattan.

In a video posted to his Facebook page, Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes reported no injuries as he spoke at the scene, adding that it "looks like a gas explosion."

According to an NJ.com report, by the late morning hours the fire had reached five-alarms.

All lanes on Route 93 northbound are closed and detoured at Route 4 in Englewood due to the fire, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said Wednesday. In an update just before 11 a.m., the DOT added that the Route 4 westbound ramp to Route 93 northbound is also closed.

Update: Route 93 northbound, all lanes closed and detoured at Route 4, Englewood due to fire. ALSO, ROUTE 4 WESTBOUND RAMP TO ROUTE 93 NORTHBOUND IS CLOSED. Follow detour or plan alternate route. https://t.co/he6VW1Vty4
— NJDOT (@NJDOT_info) December 2, 2020

ABC7 New York has video of the fire, which they report is a 4-alarm blaze which happened sometime before 9 a.m. Wednesday.