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Crews respond to elevator entrapment and fire on Clinton Ave

Heard on: Essex NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Ladder five to the scene, establish command.
audio iconFire & Arson
Clinton Ave, Newark, NJ 07108
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a possible elevator entrapment and active ladder fire at a multi‑unit residential building on Clinton Avenue in Newark. The building was described as occupied and three stories tall. Water and sanitation departments were notified due to basement flooding near Homestead Park. No elevator entrapment was ultimately confirmed.

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