Greater than a half-dozen autos went up in flames alongside a single New Jersey block in a single day, obvious casualties of downed energy traces from Tuesday’s storms, hearth officers mentioned Wednesday.
Video launched by the Hackensack Hearth Division confirmed a dramatic scene in Hackensack, with a number of autos blazing at midnight of night time. A fallen utility pole sat stretched throughout the highway close by.
Officers say the decision initially got here in as energy traces and a pole on hearth close to Prospect Avenue and Berry Avenue round 4:45 a.m. Firefighters needed to wait to place out the hearth due to {the electrical} hazard, and as they waited for that menace to clear, the hearth unfold to seven autos, officers mentioned.
As soon as PSE&G arrived to chop the ability, firefighters shortly put out the fires.
No accidents have been reported.
Authorities are trying into what made the utility pole fall, however it’s believed to be weather-related.
