Small appliance fire at totowa coffee shop extinguished early, Totowa NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 05:17 AM

Totowa, NJ

A small electrical appliance fire occurred at the Doghouse coffee shop in Totowa, triggering the smoke detector. The fire was extinguished before fire units arrived. The appliance was disconnected and the scene was cleared without injuries or further damage.

Audio|Source: Totowa Police, Fire and EMS

02:48

Transcript:

00:00

Totowa Police, Totowa Fire, fire alarm activation, near Union Boulevard, coming from the coffee shop smoke detector.

00:07

Total, please, to total fire, final alarm activation, near Union Boulevard from the coffee shop smoke detector.

00:19

24 is responding.

00:28

1.10.

00:30

10.

00:32

10.

00:35

Not a fire alarm, near Union coming in as the coffee shop smoke detector.

00:41

Google has that address to be in the doghouse.

00:47

It's responding to the doghouse.

00:56

21's on location.

00:58

I'm an alarm sounding.

01:00

I'm at the corner of Totowa and Union.

01:03

I'll establish command and investigate.

01:24

Drug one responding.

01:28

24 is on scene.

01:31

Truck, let's get a service.

01:33

I got odor or something burning inside the doghouse here.

01:40

21 got a call from the alarm company stated that they were cleaning the grill.

01:53

Truck one on seat.

01:55

Commandant Totoa.

01:58

Okay.

02:01

This was an appliance fire out on arrival.

02:05

We broke the appliance outside and it's disconnected at this time.

02:09

I want to hold truck one on the scene here.

02:13

That's one.

02:17

Senator.

02:19

Senator.

02:23

Good.

02:25

Alright, it was some type of fire wiring, electrical issue.

02:31

It was out before our arrival, fire's on seeing an update.

02:36

Yeah.

02:43

Command at TOTO, a fire department clear from the scene.

02:47

I'll be terminated fire command.

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