Crime & Safety
Residents, Neighbors Evacuated Due To Garage Fire In Garwood
Garwood Police Officers helped to evacuate the residents on Tuesday morning.
GARWOOD, NJ — A garage fire prompted Garwood residents in the home and neighbors to be evacuated on Tuesday morning.
At 7:33 a.m., Garwood Police received a 911 call from a resident stating they saw smoke coming from a garage on the 600 block of Willow Avenue, said Garwood Police Chief Jonathan J. Pridy.
Officers arrived and confirmed there was an active fire in a detached garage. Officers evacuated the residents of the home as well as adjacent homes as a safety precaution, said Pridy.
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Garwood Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire without incident.
Westfield Fire, Cranford Fire, Scotch Plains Fire, Roselle Fire and Union County EMS all provided mutual aid.
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