Fire at building on Oakwood Avenue with one burn victim, City Of Orange NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 05:45 AM

Near Oakwood Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050

Fire crews responded to a structure fire at the John Senior Building near Oakwood Avenue. One person was found with burns in stairwell number one. The deputy on scene took command while multiple units worked to control the fire.

Audio|Source: Orange Fire Department

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

Friends, the car 2, engine 3-104 Squad 1.

00:04

Special Services.

00:05

You responded to near Oakwood Avenue, Clay Street to East Highland Avenue on the cross.

00:12

John Senior Building,

00:14

reported fire in Apartment 6, (name withheld).

00:19

Car 2, engine, 3-ed4, Squad 1, Special Services, near Oakwood Avenue, Clay Street to East Highland Avenue on the cross.

00:25

Orange, Senior Building.

00:27

Department 6 (name withheld), reported, reported structure fire, timeout, (number withheld).

00:34

7.E4 received respond to 400 of what happened.

00:38

Report of fire, apartment 6 (name withheld).

00:41

Step E4 respond to the rim, dispatch, lock by ladder.

00:47

In the process, sir.

00:52

Butter, copy that's the right.

01:05

Engine 4 receives, respondent, near Oakwood Avenue.

01:14

Special service then, route.

01:17

This is wild morning, private.

01:25

Deputy Ford is around.

01:26

Fourns at Oakwood Avenue.

01:28

13-story fires into building occupied.

01:31

Nothing's all from the Alpha Side.

01:33

Be advised.

01:36

We got to put a burn victim inside.

01:39

Deputy Ford is going to be in command.

01:43

Dependipter 4.

01:46

Ram, dispatch, MS.

01:50

So you're going to miss me dispatch.

01:54

Command all you is be advised, Fire Department Connection.

01:58

Grams put all the way up on the box.

02:02

Command all you is Fire Department Connection, AB Corner,

02:05

hide this right on the street.

02:13

Commander is going to make us a signal 11 at this south.

02:21

This is a lot.

02:25

Be advised.

02:27

Victim is in stair number one.

02:29

Burn victim is in stair number one.

02:30

Burn victim is in stair number one.

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