Wednesday, January 21, 2015

MASSIVE 7-ALARM BLAZE ENGULFS EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY APARTMENT COMPLEX; OVER 200 APARTMENTS DESTROYED AND MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE EVACUATED



  MASSIVE 7-ALARM BLAZE ENGULFS EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY APARTMENT COMPLEX; OVER 200 APARTMENTS DESTROYED AND MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE EVACUATED












UPDATE: OVER 200 APARTMENTS DESTROYED AND ONER 400 PEOPLE EVACUATED, ALONG WITH THEIR PETS.  THIEY ARE HOUSED AT WASHINGTON HS AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON RIVER ROAD.


January 21, 2015, 10:15 PM   



Edgewater, New Jersey



Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze at an Edgewater apartment complex Wednesday evening. The Avalon on the Hudson complex, at 102 Russell Ave., has been evacuated, according to authorities.

Flames and heavy smoke were pouring from the multistory buildings, and authorities were keeping people more than a block away from the fire.





In addition to the Edgewater Fire Department, firefighters from Hackensack and Englewood were at the scene. Fort Lee sent at least one ambulance, and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management was on the scene.




The apartment complex is across the street from the Edgewater post office. it is not clear what sparked the fire, according to NBC 4 New York.

Images of Avalon of Edgewater prior to the fire are shown below.