Crime & Safety
Home News Row Pallet Fire In Central Jersey Seen For Miles
Breaking: A pallet fire in a warehouse region off Rt. 27 is causing the smoke that can be seen for miles throughout Central Jersey Monday.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A pallet fire in a warehouse region in between Rt. 1 and Rt. 27 is what's causing the smoke that can be seen for miles throughout Central New Jersey Monday afternoon.
The cause of the fire is a large amount of burning pallets on Home News Row in New Brunswick, said Capt. Joseph Miller of the New Brunswick police department. Home News Row is a warehouse section of Middlesex County in between Rt. 27 and Rt. 1. A number of warehouses and corporations sit on the street where the fire is.
Pallets are wooden slats used for forklifts to lift and move objects.
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As of 1:45 p.m., the fire is now at three-alarm status.
@NJerzyFireAlert is there a fire in the North/New Brunswick area? pic.twitter.com/5Bw72DKnjm
— Andy (Cats & snark) (@pooter03) August 12, 2019
UPDATE - Middlesex - New Brunswick - 1 Home News Rd - 3rd Alarm - 3rd Alarm transmitted.
— CentralJerseyFire (@CJFireBuffs) August 12, 2019
Big black plume of smoke in New Brunswick; anyone know what's going on? pic.twitter.com/t53oaVZfRj
— Ryan Morey (@RyanMorey) August 12, 2019
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