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The fire broke out around 4:50 p.m. and quickly jumped to three alarms, extending to four bays of a six-bay storage area on Broadway near the municipal complex.
It was fed by gasoline and diesel fuel, which ignited several explosions.
PHOTO: Courtesy ANTHONY VENEZIA
Among those responding: Norwood, Closter, Demarest, Haworth and River Vale fire departments, and the New Milford HazMat unit.
Meanwhile, Cresskill, Harrington Park, Dumont remained on standby to cover any other Norwood calls.
Fire companies initially reported water problems, partly because a hose got tangled in a vehicle driven over it, ripping off the face of the hydrant it had been attached to.
The fire was knocked down but still going more than an hour after it was reported.
The cause had yet to be determined, although officials said it didn’t initially appear suspicious.
TOP PHOTO: Courtesy ANTHONY VENEZIA
STORY / PHOTOS ABOVE: Anthony Marchese
PHOTOS: Courtesy ANTHONY VENEZIA
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