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Car engine fire in parking lot near Hamburg Turnpike Wayne NJ, Wayne NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/16/2025 12:13 PM

Hamburg Tpke, Wayne, NJ 07470

According to the dispatch call, a fire was reported in the engine compartment of a car in a parking lot near Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, New Jersey. Fire companies arrived and confirmed the fire near a building.

Audio|Heard on: Wayne Fire Dispatch 1

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01:52

Transcript:

00:00

Company standby for a car fire near Hamburg Turnpike.

00:14

Headquarters to companies 3 and 4 respond to Hamburg Turnpike for the car fire in the parking lot, directly in front of the building.

00:34

Cross Streets, Jackson Avenue, squad, please.

00:38

Timeout, 15,

00:39

14.

00:41

A3 responded.

00:48

411 respond.

00:52

A3 to headquarters, I'm on location.

00:54

I have an engine compartment car fire.

00:57

I do have one car next to it and it is about 15 to 20 feet away from the building.

01:03

I'll establish command.

01:04

3-1, when you guys come down squad,

01:07

make the right and go in the wrong way.

01:11

I actually scratch that, come from the diner entrance, make the right out of the firehouse, make the left into the diner and come from there.

01:20

1515.

01:24

G3 responded.

01:31

And just 3-2 is on scene.

01:35

Just 3-2 is on scene.

01:39

Fine.

01:42

15,

01:44

6.

01:48

P4 is responding Hamburg.

01:52

1517.

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Hamburg Tpke, Wayne, NJ 07470

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