Residents Evacuated, Building Condemned After Car Crashes Into Storefront

Plainfield, NJ -- Plainfield residents were evacuated from their home after a car crashed into the building on Wednesday night, Plainfield police reported.

On Wednesday, April 27 at 10:10 p.m., a Toyota Camry crashed into the southeast corner of a building at 200 Watchung Avenue, causing significant damage to the building and storefront, police reported.

The Plainfield Fire Division evacuated the entire building and a City Construction official deemed the building unsafe for anyone to re-enter. The building was condemned and barricades were set up around it until it is repaired, police reported.

The residents of the building were relocated to a hotel by the building landlord.

The driver had minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital. There were no other injuries reported.

The Plainfield Police Traffic Unit is continuing to investigate the situation.