Abandoned building fire near Virginia St, Newark NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Newark and Elizabeth responded to a possible structure fire in an abandoned building near Virginia Street, on the border between Newark and Elizabeth. The lower floor appeared to be engulfed in flames. Two people were reportedly present, and the fire may have started as a result of people inside trying to keep warm.
Audio|Heard on: New Jersey State Police Troop B
Listen to dispatch call
01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Verify Newark Fire Department and Elizabeth Fire Department of a structure fire on Virginia Street off of Freeland Heisen.
00:07
Looks like an abandoned building, but it's on fire.
00:16
Okay, um, on the other street next to it?
00:21
It's a dead end on Virginia Street right off of Freeland and Newark Ave.
00:26
It's right on the border of Elizabeth and Newark.
00:31
Are you by Dayton Projects? I'm stuck.
00:37
Yeah, just in the street.
00:43
(number withheld).
00:45
(number withheld) on Jersey Hotel (number withheld).
00:51
Silver Hyundai,
00:52
white male driver, quantity (number withheld).
01:02
Com (number withheld).
01:03
(number withheld).
01:10
From Perryville station, I just needed the creative call to put all the info in there.
01:22
Sure you don't want to handle this?
01:29
Sir, I'll be (number withheld) to B110.
01:35
(number withheld)? Yeah.
01:38
Hey, go ahead.
01:40
All right, North Fire has a couple of units responding.
01:42
They say it's an abandoned building with squatters and they usually make a fire to stay warm and that catches fire.
01:51
All right, there's two people here.
01:52
We said there's been somebody on the ground floor in the back of the building, but it's the bottom floor is pretty engulfed.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Virginia St, Newark, NJ
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