Fire on scrap metal barge at Hudson River waterfront, Jersey City NJ
Fire & ArsonA fire was reported on a pile of scrap metal located on a dock at the Hudson River waterfront. Flames were visible from the site and across the water. Fire crews responded to the scene, found a fire on a barge, and began firefighting using hydrants and water supplied by a private tugboat.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch at 13, I'm speaking at Linder Avenue, you know, Cisland Avenue, smooth.
00:11
Dispatch of 13.
00:13
Security has no knowledge of this. Do you have any further information?
00:21
We received one call, stating that there was a pile of scrap metal on fire on the dock.
00:30
Position of someone on site and some from across the water.
00:39
Left.
00:49
Dispatch, Patangis is on the scene and I'll be assuming command. It will be in led in by one of the building representatives.
00:56
Beattalion, you have the same as soon to command.
01:06
I think we're about to fall in forth.
01:10
Southern north side of the site about in a little further past where building India lines up.
01:44
The town to mention 8. Oh,
01:50
we mentioned 8.
01:53
We're on the west side of you.
01:57
We can't get down.
01:58
I think there's a hydrant. That they got the station for the three-quarter hooked up to. We can hook up to that hydrant.
02:07
Engineer, you buy the shredder?
02:13
Negative.
02:15
Probably like in the middle.
02:17
We're about 20 feet from a hydrant.
02:23
Received. We'll get a report that the best hydrogen in the facility is by the shredder.
02:27
You can stretch from there to buy a feed.
02:39
It's about the same. We have a fire on a barge.
02:42
Currently being more floated by the Cappula.
02:45
They also have a line stretch for always flying additional line.
02:48
Have a Marine unit responding on this?
02:55
We'll tell you what we'll just have to start to now.
03:01
I have a private tugged and supplying a water supply as well.
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Location mentioned:
Caven Point, Hudson River Waterfront Walk, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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