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Smoke from Halloween decoration causes fire responseHackettstown NJ

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Near Washington St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840

A report of heavy smoke near Washington Street in Hackettstown led to a fire response. The smoke was later found to be coming from a Halloween decoration, not an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Warren County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Send me another fire department.
00:02
near Washington St.
00:04
(name withheld) believes she saw lots of smoke possibly coming from the house.
00:08
She looked the residents up on Google Maps.
00:09
Belief it was near Washington St. or possibly near Warren St. did not see any flame.
00:20
See.
00:25
County, 46, 12, and 13.
00:27
Have a service. Have a good night.
00:30
Receive you're soon.
00:35
Station 78 fire, 78, 73 rescue dealer, Hackettstown, area near Washington St., the smoke investigation beating 78 fire,
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73,
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78 rescue doleer, Hackettstown, near Washington St. for the smoke investigation,
00:52
17559, upper 24 warrant heavy.
01:06
76 cars in the area of near Jackson Ave in the borough or one to East Washington Ave in the borough.
01:19
CELA 7351, go ahead.
01:22
You can show us standing by, track any fire.
01:27
Resee, I will show you standing by for the smoke in vests, near Marshall Street, 1759.
01:37
Property out for garbage and the doors were supposed to be taken off, concerned a child may climb in it.
01:48
Charlie Earths is 215 on location.
01:50
On location, 8,200 hours.
01:54
Seventy-three, 53 is going to his spoke.
02:02
You have 7350 received responding to near Washington St. and Hocetown across the horn and little street for smoke and vacs.
02:09
Harder so they could see a lot of smoke possibly from the house and see any flame.
02:14
You have 7351 also stand by at Tricami.
02:20
See's,
02:23
thank you.
02:32
Martin County, Assistant 278-1.
02:35
Assistant Chief 781, go ahead.
02:41
I'm going to be on location on near Washington St.
02:45
There's to be smoked from a Halloween decoration.
02:50
Receive all locations smoke from a Halloween decoration 1801.
02:57
County,
03:00
what was the suspicious item call?
03:04
Suspicious item, near Jackson Avenue, calling parties a wane.
03:09
And he walked by, he said there's a refrigerator, it must be out for garbage, it's out on the front of the property,
03:14
and the doors aren't secured.
03:15
He said he's concerned, a child or someone may climb in there and get stuck, so the doors are supposed to be taken off.
03:24
Freezy.
03:29
Chief 78-1 on location,
03:31
so this seems to be coming from a Halloween decoration.
03:37
County Tower, ladder, 7869 is responding.
03:44
Responding at Pia 2.
03:49
Our County, Assistant Chief 71.
03:55
Go ahead.
03:58
Yeah, you can cancel units.
04:00
It's Halloween decoration.
04:03
All units are responding Washington Street, you can stand down to the Halloween decoration.

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Near Washington St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840

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