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Vehicle fire on highway near mile marker 0.2, Metuchen NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/4/2025 05:49 PM

I-287, Metuchen, NJ

Fire department responded to a vehicle fire involving a Honda Civic on highway 287 southbound near mile marker 0.2. The fire has been investigated with no further hazards found.

Audio|Heard on: Metuchen Fire & EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:55

Transcript:

00:00

Central engine 2 and Car 8 if you guys are still on the air again got a report of a vehicle fire 287 Southbound mile marker 0.2 involving a Honda Civic and we have new command of Central command service terminated engine 1 signal 4 responded to 287

00:23

received one Q and car 8 did you guys receive?

00:26

All right, receive.

00:29

Lozum, Marker, and what direction?

00:34

Southbound, 0.2.

00:42

Receive.

00:44

Student service.

00:54

20161. Control 3133, 133, control 33, 133, control.

01:01

3133, control?

01:05

3133. Can we get an E.EA 2 Hertz?

01:08

Now one combat, it's a security air, standby.

01:15

Proceed. Notice by security.

01:22

3135 clear.

01:23

3136 clear.

01:24

2.

01:27

Rock 1 solution to light car.

01:30

3132. Proceed.

01:32

Proceed. Clear.

01:34

This team pressing on 313.

01:38

3rd. 3.3.

01:45

Trucks and quarters.

01:50

Press-it, press it.

01:57

33.

01:58

No case from me to reference me.

02:01

I read it here.

02:03

Thank you driving up.

02:13

Engine 1, signal 3, can't come in, we'll be investigating.

02:16

Nothing shown.

02:19

Read it.

02:26

331-31 have to get to educate and that's the time in 311-31-3-1.

02:32

31 received.

02:39

9-8 quarters.

02:48

287, Command of Central.

02:51

We have a working vehicle car.

02:54

Racing, okay?

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