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Unattended cooking causes smoke in Orange apartment, City Of Orange NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 12:47 PM

Watchung Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050

According to the dispatch call, fire responders were called to 300 Watchung Avenue in Orange for a possible structure fire with alarms and smoke reported. Upon arrival, they found no fire visible outside and determined the smoke was caused by unattended cooking in apartment five.

Audio|Heard on: Orange Fire Department

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02:50

Transcript:

00:00

Time box coming in for 300 Watchung Avenue, alarm sounding and visible smoke.

00:08

1547.

00:14

Is it true responding? Is it true responding?

00:28

Car two is around.

00:44

Rems to car 2, engine 2, engine 3, engine 4, squad 1.

00:50

300 Watchung Avenue, 3.00 Wachong Avenue.

00:54

It's a possible structure fire.

00:57

Alarms are sounding visible smoke from one of the apartments.

01:01

1549. Again, car 2, engine 2, engine 3, engine 4, squad 1, 300, Wachong Avenue.

01:09

3.0 Wachong Avenue for the reported possible...

01:13

structure fire.

01:14

That time is 1549.

01:19

Cartoon is around.

01:26

Andy?

01:28

Sorry?

01:34

Actually, N-24, check that because it's a wide street there.

01:38

We should be good.

01:44

Thank you for receipt.

01:46

All right, Car 2's on the scene,

01:54

300 Watchung is a four-story, occupied, multiple dwelling.

01:59

There's nothing showing from the A side.

02:05

We receive,

02:06

Cartu, you on the scene, multiple dwelling, nothing showing on the outside.

02:14

Andrews you'll arrive.

02:17

Manfred's arrive.

02:19

All right, all cuts.

02:29

Company slowdown, slowdown.

02:33

Reporting unattended cooking.

02:39

What apartment is it?

02:44

(name withheld) five, five.

02:49

Quadriversed.

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Watchung Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050

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