Crime & Safety

WATCH: Morristown Fire Shuts Down And Fills Street With Smoke

You can see a vide of the fire took place in a building on Bank Street.

MORRISTOWN, NJ— A Morristown fire has shut down streets this afternoon, as fire officials work to put it out.

Bank Street in the area of Ann Street was closed around 1:30 p.m. due to the fire, Morristown Police said in an alert.

In photos provided to Patch, you can see the area filled with smoke. An eyewitness said the fire took place in a building being built next to Be Well.

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It appears that the construction scaffolding is what caught on fire, in a video sent to Patch.

Patch has reached out to the Morristown Fire Department for more information, and will update as we learn more.

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Images via Marisa Sweeney, video via Justin Case

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