Fire crews check smoking vehicle on Columbia Ave, Palisades Park NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire and police units responded to reports of a smoking white vehicle near East Columbia Avenue in Palisades Park. The car was located near Columbia Avenue and was found to be making loud noises but not on fire. No injuries or hazards were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Bergen NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
As for maps, the only laundromat is near East Columbia Ave.
00:04
Reports of one vehicle smoking, it’s a white car.
00:08
There was no one inside.
00:11
Okay.
00:14
45PK, responding.
00:17
Receive PTA, 15, 12.
00:21
99. (name withheld), I'm not on East Columbia.
00:24
(name withheld). I'm going to check also Rule 5 from the old laundromat there.
00:28
Nothing here so far.
00:31
Got it.
00:33
4.5, engine 2.
00:35
Engine 2 is responding.
00:37
Receive 4.5 engine 2, 1513.
00:41
In the United Fire Commons, call back and see if you get a better description, maybe color or make of the vehicle.
00:49
Most of what we're PD, we passed by near East Columbia and Route 5, nothing so far.
01:00
Receive, update, second possible location,
01:05
might be near Route 5.
01:09
I'll tell the caller to call back now, let you know.
01:13
Right, that location would be East Columbia and Route 5, which is where I stopped.
01:21
Receive, we also got it as a white car.
01:23
That's good, I'm calling the caller back now.
01:27
Thank you.
01:29
Attention to units on Columbia Avenue.
01:32
Receive.
01:35
Keep on down East Columbia, see if you see anything.
01:38
Maybe even go past the laundromat on Route 5.
01:44
Receive.
01:46
Nothing along Route 5.
01:51
Nothing along Route 5.
01:54
(name withheld), I'm walking on East Columbia, unfounded so far near the 40 and 50 block.
02:02
Firecom command, I got an answer after three callbacks.
02:07
(name withheld).
02:10
Unit two to nine, heading up towards the high school and CPG.
02:20
(name withheld), thank you. Thank you.
02:23
Unit eight to nine, I got a BMW running here,
02:27
making a loud noise.
02:30
Maybe it was a belt smoking.
02:33
Firecom, can you have a police officer come by near East Columbia?
02:40
Received near East Columbia.
02:44
Not received, told about PD.
02:46
I'm coming over to you now.
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Location mentioned:
E Columbia Ave, Palisades Park, NJ 07650
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