Fire Spotted Near Newark Airport, Videos Show Smoke Billowing Into Sky (UPDATED)

This article was updated at 6:28 p.m.

NEWARK, NJ — A large cloud of smoke was seen billowing from a fire in the Newark Airport area on Thursday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued an alert about an off-site fire near Port Street in Newark at 2:46 p.m.

“Please exercise caution when travelling in and out of the port and surrounding roadways,” authorities said.

"Outer Port Street is closed in both directions due to [fire department] activity," Port Authority officials announced in an update shortly afterwards.

All traffic is being rerouted through Doremus Avenue, authorities said.

A spokesperson for the Newark Department of Public Safety told Patch that firefighters responded to a fire at 635 Delancy Street at 2:48 p.m.

When firefighters arrived, the flames had extended to an occupied building. Everyone inside at the time self-evacuated, and nobody was injured, authorities said.

Firefighters called a second alarm at 2:49 p.m. The blaze was eventually put under control at 4:32 p.m.

The Newark Department of Public Safety’s arson unit is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.

Footage of the smoke has been circulating online, with several people sharing video clips and photos from nearby Newark Airport.

“Anyone know what’s happening?” an X user commented, adding that the smoke doesn’t seem to be coming from the airport itself – but somewhere nearby.

“Fire near Newark Airport, anyone know what it is?” another person commented.

Another video shows a view of the smoke from I-95.

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