Structure Fire, Explosions At Cranford Pest Business: Police

CRANFORD, NJ — A large structure fire and several small explosions occurred at Arnolds Pest Control in Cranford Friday morning.

According to the Cranford Fire Department, a garage structure at the rear of a property on Quine Street was fully on fire, as well as several vehicles that were parked adjacent to the garage. Firefighters, EMS and police were dispatched around 10:03 a.m.

The fire caused three alarms to go off, and several small explosions occurred within the structure while the Fire Department was inside.

Due to the intensity of the fire and the storage of pest control products on the property, the Fire Department issued a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding homes in the area to minimize exposure to smoke and combustion byproducts. Union County's Hazmat squad confirmed that there was no elevated hazard of smoke.

The fire was brought under control around 11:12 a.m. and the shelter-in-place was lifted shortly thereafter.

Remaining units cleared the scene in the early afternoon. The incident is being investigated by the CFD Bureau of Fire Prevention.

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