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Live electrical wire fire causes road closures in Paramus, Paramus NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 11:33 AM

Paramus Rd & Century Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652

Fire crews responded to a fire involving a live electrical wire on the ground near the intersection of Paramus Road and Century Road in Paramus, New Jersey. The live wire fire caused road closures for safety, including shutting down both sides of Century Road near Paramus Road. Public service and police were notified to assist with the situation and traffic control.

Audio|Source: Paramus Fire Department

02:19

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 3, responding with 3.

00:03

See, Engine 314-34, we got a handful of calls.

00:07

Part of a wire that was on fire that's causing the grasped in the area of Paramus and Century.

00:12

Catch on fire now.

00:22

The Engine 3, Peter's appointing a shift east of Paramus Road.

00:27

We're also notified public service.

00:40

The engine 3 is on scene.

00:52

Engine 3. This batch, we do have a wire down on the ground.

00:56

Doesn't appear to be sparking this time.

00:57

Please notify EPS.

01:00

Yeah, I did say we are notifying public service.

01:03

The PD stated of the wires live.

01:10

Azure 3, public service notified.

01:14

Thank you, Roe command, dispatch.

01:24

Good.

01:28

Yeah, we have one end to this Highline entry arting.

01:34

Okay, I receive, we got the update from Patrol as well.

01:37

P.S. is notified an extra date.

01:43

Yeah, NG3D, you need anything else out there?

01:51

Yeah,

01:52

we're going to need traffic control.

01:53

We're probably need to shut down the westbound side of Century Road here.

02:00

Here, sir.

02:07

Just back to state, the reason we're going to shut down each side of Century roads.

02:10

Both sides of Century will be shut down from Paramus Road.

02:15

East.

02:18

You got it.

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Paramus Rd & Century Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652

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