Smoke from forklift in junkyard behind business, City Of Orange NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 12:05 PM

City of Orange, NJ

Fire crews responded to reports of smoke behind a business near Main Street in the City of Orange. They found the smoke coming from a forklift in a junkyard. No active fire or hazards were present.

Audio|Source: Orange Fire Department

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Transcript:

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Seventy-4-7 Main Street.

00:06

Deputy Ford, that's up on number 47 Main Street.

00:12

Rears be advised, you have a 41 Main Street and a 51 Main Street.

00:17

You confirm?

00:21

I'll receive.

00:22

I'll re-taped all and copy it, but that's what I gave me number 47.

00:31

Deputy for the rearview, you check with these stars, you have these stars and the rest.

00:38

I'll receive standby, sir.

00:39

I'm on the phone with a long company.

00:40

They get a confirmed confirmation.

00:48

And Deputy Ford, that's what they gave me, number 47 Main Street in Orange.

00:51

That's what he gave me.

00:56

Receive, command of the squad,

01:00

investigate the 51 Main Street address.

01:10

Review. Review.

01:17

Is it answered 3 Command.

01:19

Was this alarm activation call?

01:24

That's affirmative alarm activation of 47 May.

01:29

We're going to investigate 41 and then 51.

01:33

We have smoke coming from a car behind the budget rentals in the space where 47 technically would be.

01:49

Receive, engine three.

01:51

Let's investigate.

01:59

Squad one back up.

02:02

We're going to investigate the interest to the...

02:04

to the junkyard, I don't know what's having them.

02:12

Agent four, you got to come out the lot and go around.

02:19

Canaan all you, the best bull coming from a forklift in a junkyard.

02:29

754 to rim.

02:35

754.

02:39

We're going to be advised.

02:41

There's no 47, Main Street.

02:43

You're investigating 41 and 51.

02:46

No activation.

02:48

We found smoke coming from a forkleth.

02:50

There's no hazards here.

02:52

It'll make to Citro 300.

02:54

All units develop a termination van.

02:57

Signal 300.

02:58

All units are available in 1511.

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