Car battery fire in Honda on Bergen Boulevard

Heard on: Bergen NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls

01:11

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

2-0, just got a car fire.

00:06

Nothing showing at this time.

00:09

Driver claimed the battery started burning and was extinguished with a fire extinguisher.

00:17

Roger.

00:20

You've got a duty tow going for a Honda Accord sedan.

00:25

It's gonna be (number withheld).

00:30

To have them stage at the BP if they get here early.

00:33

That's (number withheld).

00:39

That's where it's gonna have to happen.

00:41

I got a body.

00:44

Five two, you want me to shut it down? Coming off southbound, we'll push that thing into the lot.

00:54

We can try.

00:58

Yeah, well, I got seven two behind me.

00:59

We'll push it off.

01:02

Seven two headquarters, myself and five seven going up.

01:06

Three.

01:08

Travel ETA is 15 minutes.

7/23/2026 01:27 PM

Fire

Bergen Blvd, Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a reported car fire near Bergen Boulevard in Fort Lee. The driver said the vehicle’s battery had caught fire but was put out with a fire extinguisher, and no active fire was visible when units arrived. A tow truck was requested for the disabled Honda sedan, with arrangements to move it into a nearby lot.