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Smoke in trash compactor room handled at high-riseJersey City NJ

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Near Christopher Columbus Dr, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Firefighters responded to a high-rise residential building near Columbus Drive in Jersey City to a fire alarm due to smoke in the first-floor trash compactor room. They found an overheated motor causing light smoke and shut it down. There was no significant fire or arson.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
02:45
Transcript:
00:00
This is on the scene,
00:03
Near Columbus Drive.
00:04
I got a type 1 resident to high rise. Long sounding. Investigator's investigative will be commandant.
00:10
He sees engine 2 on scene.
00:13
Investigating,
00:14
establishing Columbus Drive command.
00:15
Be advised the key holder is on scene.
00:22
Just that, repeat that last transition.
00:26
See, advise the key holder is on team if you need them.
00:30
Receive. Receive.
00:47
This is after mission two. Get a smoke at activation first floor contact room. We're heading into investigation.
00:55
You see, come on this drive command.
00:56
First floor contact the room.
00:58
Investigating.
01:12
Down, still light focuses and some from it.
01:17
The battalion 1stination service event.
01:21
We see the battalion 1stowning Yon team is filming for Lumpus Drive command.
01:33
We can use possibly a extinguisher in here.
01:38
It's smoking a little bit still.
01:44
Indie 2 from Battalion 1. What do you have?
01:53
Can you repeat that last transmission, Battalion 1?
01:58
What do you have?
02:05
Trash compact the room on the north side of the building.
02:10
We shut down the motor.
02:12
It was overheated.
02:24
Negative. The, uh,
02:26
the, um, the, uh, the, um, the, uh, the, um, Tons. Here, show us the way over here.
02:32
In safe.
02:37
Battalion 1 from engine, state. Prove it the engine 2. We're going in there without a dry tent to hit it.
02:44
They hit it. In case.

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Near Christopher Columbus Dr, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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