Fire reported on tracks near Tonnelle Avenue station, North Bergen NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire was reported on the light rail tracks near the Tonnelle Avenue station in North Bergen. Multiple fire units responded and established command. The fire was confirmed to be on the tracks and not a train car. A caller at a nearby building reported seeing the fire from their window. No visible fire was found upon arrival initially.
Audio|Heard on: Harrison Metro Area Fire & EMS
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03:55
Transcript:
00:00
In North Bergen, Squad 1, Engine 9, Matter 3, rescue safety, for time.
00:05
Deputy 1, Squad 10, Engine 4,
00:08
respond,
00:09
33, 10 Early Avenue, the light rail station, a report of a fire on the tracks.
00:17
Squad 1, Engine 9, Rescue,
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Safety, Battalion 2, Deputy 1,
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Squad 1, 4,
00:27
3, to Holly Avenue,
00:29
the light rail station,
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report of a fire on the tracks,
00:35
cross street to 49th to 50th.
00:50
Do you have any further information exactly where it is? It's a track fire, not a train car on fire, correct?
00:59
That's affirmative.
01:00
He said it was on the tracks.
01:06
I receive.
01:17
On the scene, there's nothing visible at this time.
01:21
The battalion two is going to establish totally having a command.
01:24
Control, do we have a representative, a point person that we can talk to with this?
01:29
We'll see the battalion two on the scene.
01:31
The Italian 2 is torn in the command.
01:33
Standby, we'll give a...
01:35
We'll call the...
01:39
...received in a location of where they're going to be that we can talk to them.
01:49
Squad one-rucker.
01:52
As they're tired.
02:00
Tonnelle Avenue Command from control.
02:07
Be advised.
02:08
The caller states that he's at 143 51st Street.
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He lives in that building.
02:15
He can see it from his building,
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or from his window.
02:21
All right.
02:23
This will be a vestibating.
02:29
Andrew Ford on the scene.
02:38
We're tying two from engine nine.
02:44
Go engine nine.
02:48
What kind of have, 35?
02:51
We re-rided to...
02:52
Do you want to try and get in contact with...
02:55
...aulia?
02:58
Yeah, it's a permanent.
02:59
Defiant control, reach out and see if they make a pot of the engine line outside.
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Also redirect all companies to that location.
03:17
Racy. All companies responding to Central Avenue be advised to 143 51st Street.
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Bye, visual, sir.
03:51
Vision four from command.
03:53
You're going to have a visual from your vantage point over there, Dan.
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Location mentioned:
Tonnelle Avenue Station, 51st St, North Bergen, NJ 07047
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