Trash can fire causes smoke in parking garage

Heard on: Bergen County Metro Fire and Rescue - East

01:29

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

Today is extinguished, and they're just reporting a heavy smoke condition.

00:04

It was a trash fire, garbage receptacle.

00:07

I'm not getting any transmissions in regards to response or arrival.

00:16

Police, that's received.

00:17

W8W9, what are the units?

00:21

8604, I believe is responding, and Engine 5 is en route now.

00:29

Police, that's received.

00:31

Volume is very low, but I got you now.

00:37

Parking garage.

00:40

You got to go all the way to the back and come in the center of the crossover, all the way down by the restaurant.

00:51

Ten four, chief.

00:54

Come by the ramp and go down below behind the dive.

00:56

He's still going to make a left.

01:02

Water can, 604 has.

01:08

Ten four, time we were under the building.

01:10

Return.

01:17

Be advised, garbage can fire on their building five.

01:23

It was extinguished prior to arrival.

01:25

We did wet it down with a water can.

01:28

Command will be terminated.

2026-10-23 04:08 UTC

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Building 1, 1301 Wall St W, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible trash receptacle fire in a parking garage near a building, with heavy smoke reported. The fire appears to have been extinguished before crews arrived, and responders wet it down with a water can before command was terminated.

Trash can fire causes smoke in parking garage

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