Trailers and vehicles also caught fire as the blaze spread to other buildings
UPDATE: Industrial warehouse destroyed in Newark's 2nd major blaze in 2 days
NEWARK -- A raging four-alarm fire destroyed the Kearny Steel Container warehouse in Newark early Tuesday and spread to two other buildings before more than 120 firefighters brought the blaze under control, according to reports.
Newark firefighters battled a 4-alarm blaze at an industrial site early Tuesday. (submitted photo) The warehouse complex is off Routes 1 & 9 on the north side of the railroad tracks that border the Newark Liberty International Airport property and officials cautioned that delays on nearby highways could continue into the morning rush, according to NBC4 New York.
The blaze broke out at 12:30 a.m. in a commercial building housing steel and plastic containers, WABC-7 said. Trailers and vehicles also caught fire in addition to wires associated with a commercial rail line, according to WABC.
No one was hurt in the fire, which took more than three hours to control, News 12 reported.
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