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Belleville, New Jersey (Essex County) 9 Alarm Warehouse Fire 5/3/26
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Add in Morganville Tanker 28-3-95. Monmouth county company that responded as part of the middlesex county tanker task force
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Went to a 12th alarm.
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Schools remain closed in Belleville as massive warehouse fire smolders
Local schools will not reopen on Tuesday, and a State of Emergency remains in effect after a massive warehouse fire in Belleville destroyed multiple buildings and forced families from their homes.
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Welding sparks eyed as possible cause of massive Belleville warehouse fire
The fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a commercial mattress warehouse complex in Essex County and quickly escalated into a multi‑alarm emergency.
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Fire in Belleville, N.J. still burning, days after igniting
A 14-alarm fire in Belleville, New Jersey is still burning Tuesday after starting on Sunday. As firefighting efforts continue, schools are closed for the second day. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
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Belleville 12th alarm 5-3-2026 - CPT FireGround Photos
Belleville 12th alarm ? 5-3-2026 (THESE PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLIPS ARE FROM THE PHONE) The photos from the camera will be up later this week. 347 courtland street. Heavy fire throughout a multiple story buildings with major exposure problems from embers. Basicly the block of building and a few...
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From Essex County myself, probably the first time I've heard of a tanker response.
I was told that the water pressure was extremely low, requiring the tanker response.
First I had heard of as well. I know it was low , I was listening in that fire was hot , lots of relocating equipment minimum safe distance.
If memory serves Newark has had a few tanker responses over the years for water main breaks.
I live in Helmetta I had no idea they sent the tanker. Jamesburg is right next door.
Correct Lebby Jersey City just replaced their Tanker. Its a MACK. They have also had water challenges in the past and Hoboken.
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When you place highly combustible building occupancies the chance of a conflagration is greatly increased. These are great firefighters but when faced with these closely positioned situations and add inadequate water supply and inadequate manpoower level on the responding fire apparatus. you get this situation eventually. By definition a "Conflagration" is a large fire the spreads across manmade and natural areas outside the complex. Fires within one complex, no matter how many buildings are on fire in the one complex are "Group Fires" as per the N.F.P.A. You had both in this Bellville fire. The only answer is perhaps fully sprinklered buildings that have properly designed sprinkler systems supplied by a truly adequate water supply including adequate hydrant water main sizes. I am very worried about recent construction in my area of Orange County N.Y., of 4 & 5 story lightweight constructed, closely spaced wood multiple dwelling with no sprinkler systems, and almost no hydrants, with wood fire escapes and very heavy large families in each apartment. The local Volunteer fire department in these areas also have few interior firefighters. The areas a miles and miles in size. sadly, it is only a matter of time. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired