Brush fire started by dumped hot ashes on Oakwood Road, Watchung NJ
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a brush fire in a wooded area near Oakwood Road in Watchung. The fire started after someone dumped hot ashes that ignited the dry vegetation.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
590 fire responding 170 owing
00:03
880 for an all-endez started by ash department 1 that 70 Oakwood Road west for brush fire
00:14
700 Oakwood Road cross of Oakwood to the dead end for the brush fire in woods 2048
00:36
County, Watchung.
00:41
Good.
00:43
The 170 Oakwood Road reported had done some hot ashes out in the woods and it started on fire.
00:55
Here you see, that was Oakwood Road West, right?
01:01
Yeah, that's the only thing that's including in our time.
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Location mentioned:
Oakwood Rd, Watchung, NJ 07069
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