State Of Emergency Declared As Massive Fire Evacuates Homes, Destroys Businesses, Closes Schools In NJ Town

Air quality tests take place after massive warehouse fire in NJ

BELLEVILLE, NJ (PIX11) -- Air quality tests will be conducted on Tuesday after a massive fire burned through a New Jersey warehouse, Belleville Mayor Michael A. Melham announced. The massive, 12-alarm fire spread across an entire block, forcing people out of their homes. Now the city wants to make sure it’s safe for residents to [...]

Massive warehouse fire burns a 3rd day as N.J. town’s schools remain closed, residents evacuated

Belleville Public Schools remained closed for a second day Tuesday as firefighters continued to battle hotspots after a massive fire destroyed a warehouse and spread to other structures in town.

Possible cause revealed in ‘12- to 14-alarm’ warehouse fire in leafy NJ town that left police without power: ‘Staring into hell’

A massive weekend inferno apparently sparked by welding in a mattress factory ravaged part of Belleville, a leafy commuter town in North Jersey — wreaking havoc as its police department lost power and schools were forced to shut down Monday.

State Of Emergency Declared As Massive Fire Evacuates Homes, Destroys Businesses, Closes Schools In NJ Town

No civilians were injured in the fire, which is "nothing short of a miracle," a local official said.

12-Alarm Warehouse Fire in Belleville Prompts State of Emergency, School Closures

First responders believe the fire started at a mattress warehouse in the area and quickly spread to surrounding buildings, some of which were only feet apart. The post 12-Alarm Warehouse Fire in Belleville Prompts State of Emergency, School Closures appeared first on Montclair Local.