Carbon monoxide alarm triggers evacuation at commercial building, East Rutherford NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 10:12 AM

Near E Union Ave, East Rutherford, NJ 07073

A carbon monoxide alarm was activated in a commercial building near East Union Ave. The fire department responded promptly and began evacuating the building. No actual fire has been confirmed so far. Emergency crews are investigating the alarm source.

Audio|Source: East Rutherford Fire and Police

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Transcript:

00:00

near East Union Ave, carbon monoxide alarm. I'll be dispatching.

00:24

East Rutherford Police to the East Rutherford Fire Department.

00:27

Your response is requested at near East Union Ave for an activated commercial carbon monoxide alarm.

00:36

Again, that's near East Union Ave for an activated carbon monoxide alarm in a commercial structure.

00:42

Timeout,

00:44

1314.

00:51

168, I'll be out on Maine. B.L. Uncene.

00:56

Racy.

01:02

163. 163.

01:06

163.

01:08

You said East Union, correct?

01:13

Hey firm.

01:19

East Rutherford Com 1 to the testers at 228 Park Ave. Can you just pause testing? We have a fire call coming in.

01:29

Call to Headquarters from 7-Eleven.

01:34

Yeah, entering 7-Eleven.

01:38

Yeah, headquarters,

01:40

7-Eleven and engine four will be on a detail in Seacococcus.

01:49

Okay, engine four and 7-Eleven on a detail to the Seacoccus 1316.

01:59

Six, sir.

02:03

Go ahead.

02:06

near East Union.

02:11

Research, fire department's been dispatched.

02:16

(name withheld) on all that, I'm going to start evacuating people from the building.

02:25

Responding near East Union.

02:32

1200.

02:39

Strudge respondent.

02:43

168.

02:52

If you guys, they'll have arrived on the scene and was canceling LF.

02:59

Mr. Ruther.

03:06

1,200 is arrived. We're having a one-story office warehouse facility.

03:11

Larvares sounding, I'll be out investigating.

03:19

12 engines and Saras for one.

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Near E Union Ave, East Rutherford, NJ 07073

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