01-10-09 Hackensack, NJ - 3rd Alarm
January 10, 2009 - 3rd alarm structure fire in a train station on Anderson Avenue. At approx 0600 hrs Hackensack FD wsas dispatched for a working fire on Anderson Avenue. While in route Deputy 4 requested a 2nd alarm due to heavy smoke which could be seen from several blocks away. A third alarm was transmitted bringing in Ridgefield Park Ladder to the scene for FAST and Bogota Engine to supply the 2nd ladder pipe with water. The fire building was a one story train station which was totally destroyed along with two motor vehicles that were parked next to the structure. Several explosions could be heard during operations. There was very minor damage to a 3 story OMD to due the heat with no direct flame contact. Several master streams and two ladder pipes were in operation
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Natalie McDonald
on January 13, 2009As someone who grew up in Hackensack and lived there for 30 years, this destruction of a landmark broke my heart. What on earth possessed NJ Transit to store propane tanks inside an old wooden structure??