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of explosions as they neared the scene.
Upon arrival, crews reported that
multiple recreational vehicles were
fully involved beneath a large carport
structure. Crews made a visual inspection of the perimeter of the site and
set up for a defensive attack. Incident
command issued a call for additional
units, as well as for police assistance for
control of the perimeter and evacuation
of adjacent businesses.
Four engine companies were assigned
with attacking the fire, with another
engine company and an aerial tower
crew assigned to exposure protection
before being transitioned to assist with
fire attack. Firefighters set up multiple
heavy lines and aggressively attacked
burning vehicles that were stored underneath a metal carport. News reports
indicated that the fire was brought
under control at 8:29 p.m. The last units
cleared the scene at 2:37 a.m.
The cause of the fire had not
been determined at the time the fire

department filed its incident report. No
information was available on the presence of fire protection systems at the
storage facility.
Firefighters estimated that 12 vehicles were in storage at the time of the
fire, including large motor homes,
boats, and passenger vehicles. The
structure, valued at $500,000, was a
total loss. Damage to vehicles was estimated at $2 million.

Mixed Use
NEW JERSEY
Cigarette deposited in plastic bucket
blamed for fatal building fire
One resident was killed in a late-night
fire that started when cigarettes ignited
a plastic bucket in which they had been
deposited on a front porch, and the
resulting fire spread into the structure
through windows.

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Firefighters were dispatched to the
fire at 11:29 p.m. following a phone call
to 911. The fire broke out in a threestory mixed-use property that included
a commercial property on the first
floor and residential apartments on the
second and third floors.
Newspapers reported that the building was fully engulfed when firefighters
arrived minutes after the initial call to
911. Crews reportedly rescued a number
of building occupants and fought the
fire into the early morning hours. A
female victim succumbed to smoke
inhalation injuries, but no additional
information was available on the circumstances of her death.
The house was a wood structure with
a ground-floor area of 2,400 square feet
(223 square meters). The structure was
not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system and the possible presence of
smoke alarms was under investigation.
No information was available on
property losses from the fire.

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