Massive depot fire in New Jersey (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Massive plumes of black smoke rose from a Hillsborough, New Jersey industrial park. Firefighters are on the scene.
The fire is reported to have erupted around 3:10 at Veterans Industrial Park, which is located on Route 206. Multiple fire trucks and dozens of firefighters from the Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Company could arrived at the scene. Strong winds pushed the thick black smoke miles eastward far from the scene of the fire.
The park contains warehouses and rail.
.@nebravest on #Periscope: Hillsborough, NJ Multi Alarm GSA depot fire #northeastbravesthttps://t.co/pviy5Kv1xi
— Pinstripes27 (@Pin_stripes27) February 11, 2016
Radar picking up on the Hillsborough warehouse fire pic.twitter.com/C1lA2xyyWt
— Darin Asante (@DarinAsante) February 11, 2016
The billowing plume of smoke caused police to shut down US Route 206 between Dukes Parkway West and Camplain Road, according to Hillsborough Patch.
Hillsborough, NJ Multi Alarm GSA depot fire #northeastbravest
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Hillsborough’s mayor said that the fire currently poses no risk to the town’s residents.
@nj1015 huge fire in Hillsborough, NJ! Right behind Duke Estate.
— chris tommins (@Chris_Tommins) Feb 11 2016
@nj1015@BillSpadea Hillsborough depo is a blaze pic.twitter.com/TA680rsyiq
— Brian Thomas (@h20wellman) February 11, 2016
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Massive fire in #Hillsborough#NJ. Rte. 206 closed between Dukes Parkway West & Camplain Road. https://t.co/1DJCfUy789 via @MyCentralJersey
— Bruce (@MrXiphoid) February 11, 2016
Smoke from #Hillsborough fire billows over I-287 #njtrafficpic.twitter.com/6hhMUB4Guh
— Alyssa Passeggio (@apasseggio) February 11, 2016
@ABC7NY Caught a great aerial drone picture of that fire in Hillsborough, check it out! :D pic.twitter.com/7MUa6lvAA1
— Nick Tripod (@NickJTripod) February 11, 2016
Veterans Industrial Park was a former stockpile depot where 2,800 tons of mercury used stored, which was 60 percent of the nation’s stockpile, according to MyCentralJersey.com. It has since converted into industrial space, with warehouses and a rail depot.
@LizCho7@DavidNovarro7 major fire in hillsborough NJ off route 206 pic.twitter.com/eMtVqZJgUt
— Steve (@Jrnicus) February 11, 2016
The blaze reached 5th-alarm status, the most serious category that fire departments typically have.
