7 Trailers For Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Destroyed In Hudson County Fire

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A fire in a Kearny facility used to refurbish buses destroyed at least seven trailers that were to be used in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, reports said.

The fire temporarily closed two lanes of truck routes 1 & 9 Monday.

Kearny Fire Chief Joseph Mastandrea told Patch at 10:15 a.m. that the fire had been brought under control by 7 a.m. No one was injured.

Reports said that a groundskeeper saw a fire spreading at Royal Buses in South Hackensack before 6 a.m. Monday morning. Firefighters had to cut through a chain link fence to battle the blaze.

Royal Buses told NJ 101.5 that $4 million in vehicles were destroyed. The company takes buses and refurbishes them to be used as celebrity trailers, and for production and special events.

Seven buses were to be used as trailers Thursday in the Macy's Parade. Now, other trailers in New York and New Jersey will be used instead.

Chief Mastandrea said the department got a call about the blaze at 5:46 a.m.

"A second call reported the fire to be multiple vehicles," he said. "Our units arrived on scene and found multiple buses on fire. Members worked to extinguish the fire and prevent the fire from extending to nearby exposure buildings. Minor fire extension was found in a nearby structure but was contained by the sprinkler system. The fire is under investigation."

Mastandrea said officials do not know the cause of the blaze.