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Smoke near strip mall is from residential chimney, Edison NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 02:18 AM

Stephenville Pkwy, Edison, NJ 08820

Smoke was reported near Park Avenue and Stephenville Parkway, thought to come from a strip mall. Fire units found the smoke was actually from a residential chimney behind the strip mall.

Audio|Heard on: Metuchen Fire & EMS

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02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Sorry, Central Station's 4-56 precinct 5 respond.

00:04

The area, Park Avenue and Stephenville Parkway where I got a smoke condition, possibly coming from the strip mall.

00:11

Skelbone call on it.

00:13

Park Avenue and Stephenville Parkway for smoke conditions, possibly coming from the strip mall, responding apparatus.

00:20

It was 9, 11, 12, Truck 2, Rescue 5,

00:23

requirement for 7.

00:29

Car 7 service?

00:36

Racing car 7.

00:37

Racing car 7.

00:38

Truck 2 in service.

00:45

Racing truck.

00:47

You have any respond?

00:51

Racing 11.

00:58

12 in service Mr.

01:06

12th. Not any, sirs.

01:09

Alpha 11, all right, J-SK.

01:21

Speak, Alpha 11.

01:24

NG11 is in the area.

01:27

Captain has command.

01:28

We do have a small condition.

01:30

Light A is in the area.

01:34

Bruce U.S. 11.

01:40

Class 7's arriving.

01:43

Race 7's arriving. Race to car 7.

01:50

Car 7th, Commandant, negative on any smoke on side Charlie.

01:57

Receive, we're going to check on the house, directly behind it, but on Park Avenue.

02:08

Pull up in the area.

02:11

(name withheld).

02:18

It's the house behind, yeah, station,

02:21

fireplace.

02:27

Command Central.

02:31

You must.

02:37

For the cad, make this 3-8, 6-7, the power cabinet.

02:41

Smoke from a chimney.

02:43

14-0.

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Stephenville Pkwy, Edison, NJ 08820

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