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Dumpster fire near building triggers alarms in Piscataway, Piscataway Township NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 03:47 PM

Piscataway, NJ 08854

A dumpster fire occurred near a building in Piscataway, New Jersey, triggering alarms. Firefighters established command and began fire attack at the Rutgers area to manage the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Piscataway Fire Ground - District 2

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02:22

Transcript:

00:00

This satellite fire from Rutgers 6-10.

00:04

Your message.

00:06

All right. We're not up to be down with a couple of fire signatures, but it's starting to go off again.

00:12

It's about 10 feet away from a building.

00:19

Received.

00:25

502 that you see that by that.

00:27

Wresterly district, please.

00:33

Can you repeat your left?

00:41

Engine 71 in service.

00:45

Receive. Receive.

00:53

Chief of the arrive, she's hit the command, you know, broke a dumpster fire.

01:00

Released.

01:06

Chief hit the arrive, Chief of the arrive, Chief of the command,

01:08

dumpster fire, about 10 feet from the building, and we have alarms sounding in the building at this time.

01:15

First, we're going to be fire attack, engine,

01:18

when you get in service, we're going to check the building.

01:27

Engine 71 is on.

01:29

Yes, you did.

01:33

Thank you, 502.

01:36

Again, what unit?

01:44

Engine 52. Thank you.

01:49

Thank you. Thank you.

01:58

Command, due engine, 71.

02:04

Go ahead, command, engine 71.

02:08

When you arrive, we're going to pull an engine 3 quarter,

02:11

I'm going to open up the back of the dumpster, and do some fire detector.

02:18

Receive.

02:22

52.

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Piscataway, NJ 08854

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