Firefighters are still working to put out hot spots Tuesday morning hours after a massive fire gutted a warehouse in Pleasantville, N.J., and forced evacuations of surrounding residences.
The fire broke out around midnight at an auto parts and tire warehouse on Main Street and led to the evacuation of high-rise that houses senior citizens as well as other nearby apartments, according to 6abc.com. The senior citizens were later allowed to return home.
The Red Cross of New Jersey said it is assisting 18 people from six families with temporary lodging, food and clothing.
The roof of the warehouse collapsed during the fire, and nearby retail businesses sustained smoke damage, the television station said. Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries, 6abc.com added.
Pleasantville police couldn’t immediately be reached by NJ Advance Media on Tuesday.
Chief Gene Wellington was still at the scene as of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a firefighter who answered the phone at the department’s administration building.
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