Small Fire In Central Hoboken, Avoid Area, Fire Department Says

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Fire Department asked residents to avoid one block in town on Tuesday morning because they were on the scene of a "small" fire on the 500 block of Grand Street.

They said around 9:50 a.m. that they had the blaze under control:

Later, they said the fire started in a wall, and there were no injuries.

This fire is not the source of the thick smoke that people were reporting in North Jersey Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert due to particulate matter in the air from the Canadian wildfires, and also said there was an increased risk of brush fires.

Later, residents reported seeing and smelling smoke over North Jersey. READ MORE: NJ Cops Get Calls About Smoke From Canadian Wildfires

"Should any fires develop today, there is an enhanced risk of spread due to the combination of gusty west to northwest winds, low fuel moisture, and minimum relative humidity values of 30 to 35 percent this afternoon," wrote the NWS Tuesday. Their alerts are here.

Follow the Hoboken Fire Department for updates on the Hoboken fire.