Smoke from smoking triggers alarm at McDonald's, Elizabeth NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 12:09 PM

Elizabeth, NJ

A fire alarm was activated at a McDonald's restaurant near Route 1 in Elizabeth, NJ. Fire units responded and found smoke in the men's bathroom caused by someone smoking. After confirming no fire risk, the alarm was reset and the scene cleared.

Audio|Source: Elizabeth Fire Department

03:11

Transcript:

00:00

Private alarm signal 408 at near Route 1 drop down. Cross of Stillmore Street and a 5-duck, responding company, their engine 2 and ladder 3.

00:11

It's going to be alarm activation inside and the dial.

00:16

Activation in the men's room, operating on fire ground on terminal 1509 dispatcher subject.

00:25

I'll make that fire ground two.

00:31

Agent 2 is 95002.

00:33

We're telling 1 responding.

00:41

00:44

9 of 3, fire ground 2.

00:51

You just takes an engine one. Once you pack a hose, you can pick up.

00:57

As long as soon.

01:01

8.7 will be from Deputy. That homework is back.

01:04

Good question, engine two.

01:10

Near Route 1

01:14

McDonald's,

01:15

1 storey, restaurant.

01:18

This is 2 investigating.

01:19

Please address, man.

01:26

92 on scene has Route 1 command at 5050.

01:31

The Italian's on scene.

01:35

Near Route 1,

01:37

McDonald's. The Italian is going to assume command.

01:45

Battalion 1 has McDonald's command, 5050.

01:52

I'm trying to re-arriving Bishano.

01:59

I want to command from Mr. Browell? Yes,

02:06

sir.

02:09

Mr. Commander, he states someone was smoking in the bathroom.

02:13

We're looking in the bathroom.

02:18

All right, I'm going to pick up the chunk.

02:25

9-3-go available. Thank you. We're available.

02:41

We checked the bathroom.

02:43

That's all over here.

02:44

The alone was field that you said by management.

02:47

It's reading normal.

02:51

We're going to terminate that, right?

02:54

That's permanent.

02:57

This, Matt, you can terminate.

02:59

Uh,

03:00

Near Route 1.

03:06

The dispatch received terminating Route 1 at 1518.

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