A huge fire burned in operations in a residential area of New Jersey, following an explosion that occurred on Tuesday night (local time) at a car workshop in Hilsaid, New Jersey and continues to rage.
Firefighters have been fighting for hours to put the flames under control, and 7 stores have already been burned, including a florist, a grocery store and the car workshop.
Emerging: Powerful Explosion Causes 6-7 Businesses to Be Burned Down on Maple Avenue in Hillside, New Jersey Following 6-Alarm Fire. pic.twitter.com/U5TBYA56ON
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“We had a wall collapse and apparently the entire commercial part of Maple Avenue by Conklin and Winans Avenue, has been destroyed,” Hilsaid Mayor Dahlia Vertreese said in a video posted on her facebook page.
A house has also suffered serious damage.
Hillyid Fire Chief Rasan Carey told FOX5 that the fire is still “very active” since Tuesday night.
A gas pipeline rupture and flammable chemicals that existed in the workshop and surrounding stores supply huge flames, he added.
Explosion at NJ Auto Body Shop Sparks 5-Alarm Fire and Burns Through Multiple Nearby Businesses https://t.co/v9qojegeew pic.twitter.com/fuylxxuomm
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According to Carey, this is the “second worst fire for 18 years” he had seen while working.
Dense black tobacco columns have covered New Jersey and are visible to Newark Liberty International Airport.
Source :Skai
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