Raging Fire Destroys Luxury Apartment Complex in Edgewater, NJ as a five alarm out of control blaze broke out at the “Avalon.” Sources say over 400 people have been evacuated from the four story building.
Raging Fire Destroys Luxury Apartment Complex in Edgewater, NJ has been hard to tame as residents describe “it’s spreading, it’s spreading.” Firefighters on the scene have been having issues trying put it out so far.
“This is lightweight wood construction and it’s very difficult to fight because of the collapse hazard. It collapses very quickly and easily. It doesn’t give the firemen a lot of time to fight a fire in a building like this,” a firefighter at the scene said.
The Raging Fire Destroys Luxury Apartment Complex in Edgewater, NJ was also described to “sound like a freight train” and to have escalated faster than anyone could have helped. The fire apparently spread so quickly there was blue flame as workers also didn’t have time to turn off the gas in the building.
“Residents were led to nearby school, Eleanor Van Gelder School, located at 251 Undercliff Avenue. Displaced residents are also being directed to shelter at a nearby Boys and Girls Club. At least a dozen nearby municipalities assisting in battling the fire including Hackensack, Fort Lee, Little Ferry, Teaneck, Tenafly, Hillsdale, Englewood, Mahwah, Oakland, New Milford and Franklin Lakes. FDNY Marine units are also fighting the fire.”
There was a reported power outage that’s since been restored and there’s so far no reported injuries in Raging Fire Destroys Luxury Apartment Complex in Edgewater, NJ. Definitely keep your positive thoughts for these families and firefighters!!!
