Tree falls across Belvidere Avenue blocking road and power, Oxford Township NJ

Road Closure

Reported: 11/16/2025 01:17 PM

Belvidere Ave, Oxford, NJ 07863

A tree fell onto a garage and across Belvidere Avenue in Oxford, New Jersey, bringing down power lines and blocking the road. Power outages occurred at nearby homes, and emergency crews are responding to close the road and post warning signs.

Audio|Source: Warren County Police, Fire and EMS

03:43

Transcript:

00:00

Six-car area of Belvidere Ave in the borough.

00:09

50.

00:17

206, Belvidere Avenue.

00:20

Tree is down blocking the roadway, powers out at the residence.

00:24

Tree fell down onto garage property, wires are down.

00:28

Unsure if the garage was actually damaged or not.

00:38

County 7519 and 19 will be clear.

00:45

7519, 29, 291-11 clear,

00:48

1619.

00:57

County 20 responding with 15.

01:08

20 and 15 responding, 1619.

01:12

15,

01:16

I'll come in off of Jackson Valley.

01:20

70.

01:28

County losing the mayor, come over there.

01:34

206, velvet around.

01:38

I didn't go a tree across the roadway.

01:41

Was it an Oxford?

01:47

Stand by, I'll take a look.

01:54

Knapping puts it on Belvedere and West Warren between Carlton and West Warren.

02:07

County 2, 710, cleared that alarm.

02:10

We locked the hatch back up.

02:14

Everything was 72.

02:19

7610, race suit, 1621.

02:27

County from 13, that tree is going to be across Cleveland Street, poll number (number withheld) Whiskey Bravo.

02:41

Very safe. Is the entire roadway blocked?

02:49

Affirmatives. You can get a burrow DPW up and put the signs up for us.

03:01

Can we can do anything with a tree and wires.

03:05

County, just to put some signs out.

03:10

Where are you safe?

03:17

15 and 20 are out.

03:22

15 and 20 up, 1623.

03:31

County, when you make this notification, just let them know there's wires in dangerous areas blocking people in and some really bad spot, probably a higher priority than the earlier ones.

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