Emergency
personnel were on the scene of a fire on Stokes Road in Shamong
Township, Saturday, July 18, 2015. (Alex Young | For NJ.com) A hazmat fire at a cosmetics and toiletries manufacturing company on Stokes Road does not appear to be suspicious, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman.
Emergency personnel were called to Gallant Laboratories at about 9:20 a.m. by reports of a fire. Firefighters from several municipalities responded to the scene along with The Burlington County Fire Police and other emergency crews.
Stokes Road was shut down to traffic with vehicles being detoured onto Willow Grove Road.
A third alarm went out at about 11:30 a.m., and emergency personnel remained at the scene into the afternoon. The fire was determined to be under control at about 3:30 p.m.
The NJSP Arson/Bomb Unit responded to the fire, but preliminary investigation by the New Jersey State Fire Marshall did not turn up anything suspicious in nature, according to NJSP spokesman Sergeant First Class Gregory Williams.
No injuries were reported.
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Emergency personnel are on the scene of a fire at a cosmetic and toiletries manufacturing company on Stokes Road.
According to New Jersey State Police, the call went out at about 9:20 a.m. for a fire and hazmat situation at Gallant Laboratories. By 11:30 a.m., it had gone to three alarms, according to scanner reports.
Police said there was no danger to the immediate area and no evacuations occurred. Also, no injuries were reported.
The fire does not appear to be suspicious, but a NJSP spokesman said the State Police Arson/Bomb Unit responded to the scene.
When reached by phone Saturday, Gallant Laboratories declined comment.
Details will be posted when they become available.