A fire broke out in a New Jersey warehouse complex early Wednesday morning, growing into an inferno that forced residents from their homes in North Brunswick Township.
Firefighters had mostly controlled the blaze by mid-morning, but the concern now moves to air quality, as plastics, chemicals and tires burned.
#BREAKING: Massive fire at New Jersey warehouse. Details at #LiveDesk pic.twitter.com/pfJ0iMc1rs
hyphen; Kate Rayner (@KateRaynerNBC) July 22, 2015
The consumed warehouse was home to eight businesses including DCH Collision Center and a plastics chemical company.
Massive fire shuts down traffic near major NJ highway: http://t.co/ctV9my7R8D (Photo credit: @young_pap) pic.twitter.com/88k9DSE0m4
hyphen; NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) July 22, 2015
A former employee told PIX11 News that the complex housed piles of tires and vehicle parts. Smoke from the blaze could be seen from Midtown Manhattan, some 35 miles away.
PHOTOS: Massive warehouse fire in North Brunswick, New Jersey http://t.co/VDtPzOhMij pic.twitter.com/H1lExU2Lun
hyphen; ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 22, 2015
There are no reports on casualties at the moment, but the complex will be allowed to burn to the ground.
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