Two-alarm fire in Jersey City 1.18.12

Firefighters quickly arriving at the fire ground, going into action, and after an hour had the blaze under control. The fire started on a first floor then burned through and extended over to an attached two story home. Although there were no reports of injuries, five people had to be relocated by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

Here's some YouTube footage of the fire ground taken by Ed Gray, known as allhandsgoingtowork on YouTube, of the early 1 A.M. morning fire...

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)

Videos of Working Fire - Newark, NJ - 01.06.12

Here is some YouTube video footage of a working fire that occurred last week on Friday, 6 Jan 2012, at 222 North & 6th Street, Newark New Jersey. Ed Gray, known as allhandsgoingtowork on YouTube recorded this video footage of firefighters working on the fireground operations.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)

Massive 4 Alarm Fire at Rahway N.J. Condo Complex

A 4 alarm fire at a large condo complex under construction in Rahway, New Jersey at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue and Stone Street started at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The massive four-story complex was engulfed in flames. The fire appeared to have consumed the top floor and roof area of the complex.

Calls of the smoke smell were coming in from as far away as Manhattan. No injuries were reported, with the building being vacant at the time of the fire, and surrounding streets were closed as firefighters battled the blaze.

A defensive fire fighting operation was being conducted by firefighters battling the blaze with containing the flames to the structure.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)