6 Vehicles Destroyed in New Jersey Scrapyard Fire

August 9, 2016

Authorities said six vehicles were destroyed in a fire at a Middlesex, N.J., automobile scrapyard.

NJ.com reports the blaze broke out at Absolute Auto Salvage around 12:45 p.m. Sunday. Police said the fire spread through the vehicles and an outbuilding in the lot before firefighters could control it. It took firefighters about an hour to extinguish the fire, and police said no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but authorities don’t think it’s suspicious.

Topics New Jersey

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  • August 10, 2016 at 3:06 pm
    Agent says:
    Perhaps they were left over from the now infamous Cash for Clunkers Program that Obama thought was so brilliant after the GM/Chrysler bailout.
  • August 10, 2016 at 1:38 pm
    agent2 says:
    "damages were believed to be in the hundreds"
  • August 9, 2016 at 2:28 pm
    Agent says:
    Good place to have vehicles destroyed since they were there for a reason.

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