Maplewood Firefighters Respond To 2 Blazes In 1 Day: Dollar Tree and Burnett Avenue

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood fire officials are investigating two recent fires in the township, authorities say.

The first fire took place at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday at the Dollar Tree store at 1713 Springfield Avenue, the Maplewood Fire Department stated in a news release.

The store manager heard someone yell “fire,” at which point an assistant manager was able to grab a dry chemical fire extinguisher in the store and extinguish the blaze before it spread further, Chief Michael Dingelstedt stated.

When firefighters arrived on the scene, alarms were sounding, people in the store were evacuating, and a heavy smoke presence loomed inside the store, Dingelstedt stated.

Firefighters overhauled the area to ensure the flames were out, then used two electric fans to ventilate the store, authorities said.

No injuries were reported, authorities stated.

BURNETT AVENUE

About 30 minutes after the Dollar Tree fire, another blaze took place at a multi-unit Burnett Avenue home, authorities said.

When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found flames coming from the rear of the building, authorities stated.

Firefighters called for mutual aid from the Irvington, Millburn, South Orange and Orange Fire Departments, which assisted at the fire scene, and from the West Orange, East Orange and Union Fire Departments, which covered Maplewood during the incident.

No injuries were reported, authorities stated.

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