Demolition halted due to residents inside building, Jersey City NJ
Road ClosureA demolition at a building near Harrison Ave was stopped because residents were still inside. Officials are relocating residents and multiple agencies responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Boss, it came in as near Harrison Ave,
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some kind of demolition that was supposed to take place at this location. However, there were still residents inside of the building.
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As of right now, the job is being shut down.
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The residents are being worked on as far as relocation with OEM on the scene, and that was what we have for right now. Near Harrison Ave, West Command is on the scene with several units, FD, and OEM.
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All right, with a spander,
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79 to 90,
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that's getting demolished.
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They don't have the netting they're supposed to have with near Harrison, which is right next door.
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So if it goes left,
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near Harrison's coming down, too. So they evacuated everybody at near Harrison.
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Location mentioned:
Near Harrison Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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