False alarm: dust mistaken for vehicle smoke on highway ramp, Ho Ho Kus NJ


A report of a vehicle possibly emitting smoke on the southbound entrance ramp to highway 17 from Hollywood Ave was made. After investigation, the smoke was identified as dust created by workers from a paper company nearby, not a fire or vehicle issue.
Audio|Source: Ho-Ho-Kus Public Safety and Bergen County Fire
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Transcript:
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Headquarters fifty-one.
00:04
Respond to 17 southbound entrance ramp from Hollywood Ave.
00:11
Got a call of a possible vehicle smoking.
00:14
Caller was unable to give any description of the vehicle other than it was possibly smoking.
00:34
With 217,000th out, right?
00:38
Hey-ver?
00:40
On the entrance ramp.
00:46
I'll just be coming from 10 quarters. Let me know what you'd find it.
00:55
On Hollywood, just crossed it in West Road now.
01:03
The guys doing paper is work here.
01:06
Everybody can flood it down.
01:09
Danforth. Ram,
01:13
going on to 17, but there's a... On the Hollywood Ave extension, there's paper group, but somebody just wanted to confirm that's what it was.
01:20
Danforth.
01:25
Ram to and from 17 Southbound is clear.
01:29
I'm just coming up to Racetrack now.
01:31
Race track is clear as well, 17 Southbound is clear. I'm believe it was just the two vehicles that are a paper company that are pulled over on the extension of 17 Southbound.
01:54
Ten-four.
01:59
It was just dust from them cutting favors.
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Location mentioned:
Hollywood Ave, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
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