(READ DESCRIPTION) - VIDEO 1 OF MASSIVE INFERNO ON BOYDEN AVENUE AT AVALON APARTMENTS IN MAPLEWOOD.
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- HERE YOU WILL SEE, VIDEO NUMBER 1, OF A MASSIVE 6TH ALARM INFERNO ON BOYDEN AVENUE AT A AVALON APARTMENT COMPLEX STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE TOWN OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. FIRE WAS FOUGHT BY THE MAPLEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH MANY OTHER NEIGHBORING FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FROM THAT ENTIRE IMMEDIATE AREA. I USED 2 SEPARATE IPHONES SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RECORD THIS EVENT AND THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT VIDEOS OF THE FIRE. GOD BLESS ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS ALWAYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR ALL OF US ALL YEAR ROUND. HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE 2ND VIDEO: • (READ DESCRIPTION) - ...
You videos are better and more informative than any News team in the Tri State Area!!! Thank you for what you do. Stay safe!
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Okay I stand corrected on any previous comments about this being an accident. This fire was directly due to negligence on the parent company's side Avalon Communities LLC. Whilst it may have been legal by State Building Code Avalon used substandard materials in the construction of this complex. Despite knowing the inherent rangers of using lightweight wood they choose to do so anyways. Lightweight would has a much lower ignition point than standard dense and hardwoods (think basically compressed sawdust) making it not only extremely flammable, but also this allows any fire that does start to spread extremely rapidly faster than any fire department can get control of, and this type of wood releases way more embers than other woods due to how fast and violently it burns. This material was directly responsible for both of the other Avalon Communities apartment fires in New Jersey that destroyed both of those complexes. This even prompted the state to consider changing building material codes in 2014. Nothing changed and Avalon is still using this substandard material in their buildings. Basically where it isn't explicitly banned these Avalon apartments are just tinder boxes waiting to ignite. Shame on Avalon Communities LLC for continuing to use this dangerous material just because they can.
what a confligration-nice work filming
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Great video, what a scary sight glad no one killed.
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Big fires are normanly surround and drown they can be either exciting or boring.
I'm going to conjecture that this might've affected the projected completion date of this construction project.
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"I dont know whats burning..............think its a house or a building................" im sorry that had me roflmao
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"Oh my God in Heaven..." The tone of your voice... In all your videos I've watched so far, I have never heard you react like this (and I agree). Even in the big ones, like the grocery store that was set ablaze by the lithium-ion e-bike battery. Goes to show just how bad this one was. And somehow made the video even more real, and more scary. A miracle everyone was okay, and I'm so thankful for that, and for the first responders. My prayers to all involved, first responder and civilian alike. Stellar job, as always.
The way stuff was beginning to fall in that garage area, it was good you went back out. Stay safe, John!
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And god bless the firemen. Don’t pay attention to the people that say bad things. We love & appreciate all firemen.
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Another brilliant piece of coverage John. Building of this type would never be allowed in UK. Bricks, mortar, concrete & steel are main structures. Wooden roofs and internal walls only. We don't even get it right after that dreadful multi storey tower block in London recently where many lives were lost due to the type of cladding on the exterior walls being a fire hazard!! We didn't even have a ladder high enough to get to the higher flats it was so tall.
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On reflection, although the LFB did the best job they could, especially the crews that were sent in, the whole thing was a mess; the lost of containment was so rapid, that they found themselves 'outgunned' by the tragic inferno ...
Until the Inquiry publishes its findings, it is to soon to say what more could have been done. Personally, though, the massive cuts, to the FRS throughout the UK, thanks to HM Treasury, meant not enough of the right equipment was on hand, and not enough warm bodies. Personally (and no offense to the LFB ...), I am jelious of the range of equipment that the FDNY as at hand. Perhaps if they had 4, 200ft Tiller Ladders (one per 'quarter' of Greater London; two modern versions of Mack 'Super Pumpers' ( which, ironically, where each powered with a Napier 'Deltic' engine ... yup /that/ Deltic ...), with two 'Super Tenders' each (for each 'half' ), then two 'Major Incident Command Units' (instead of having mutiple Command Units ordered on ...), stationed at Lambeth, perhaps maybe they could have had a better chance ...
What scares me about Inner London is that it is scattered with tower blocks, and large, labyrinthine, estates. Granted, after WWII, with so much housing stock gone, building enough homes, to replace that stock gone, was a priority: so the idea was to build up, leading to mutilple tower block estates ...
In terms of internal structure, most have nothing much wrong with them ... allegedly. But now so many are managed by Housing Associations, which are either good, bad, or indifferent, who the hell knows just how many remain 'fit for purpose' ...
About a dozen years, or so, ago, I nearly got flooded out, all because of fautly drainage in the bedsit above me. I live on the 3rd floor of a five floor block (well, six, since the place is 'capped' with masonettes ...); what suprised me was the sheer volume of water that poured through my bathroom ceiling. It actually was enough to go through my floor, and in to the bedsit below. Had the LFB not effected an entry with their universal key (aka a 45lb sledgehammer ...), more than likely it would have made its way to the ground floor ... I had long suspected that my bathroom ceiling was a 'false' one, which turned out to be true ...
In addition, in the corner of the bathroon is a large trunk that serves for the sewage lines. Fair enough. But having had to take the 16"x16" plywood inspection hatch off, it isn't capped below, nor above. In short, there is a chimney in my bathroom ... which I am not sure how it's ventilated ...
Now, I am not worried too much; but given this thing is directly behind my shower, and the plywood hatch underneath it is showing signs of shrinkage/warpage, with a increasing gap all the way around, I am really tempted to replacing it with a metal one, with at least two 'o' rings for a tighter fit, since my landlord isn't gonna do anything about it. I doubt it will go up in flames any time soon, but anything could happen; after all, fire + methane = a rather large bang ...
That because you used all your timber resources 400 yrs ago. And don’t guy still have house with thatched roofs.
Cheap and quick . Another one bit the dust in Oklahoma City recently .
Despite the freezing temperatures your dedication and great work is so much appreciated. I am totally addicted to your channel. Keep yourself safe, and thank you for the video and narration.
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FREEZING TEMPERATURES??????? ARE YOU STUPID OR JUST STUPID? My guess is your STUPID
I don't think that I've ever written to you before but I would like to thank you for all the work that you put into these excellent and informative videos. I've been enjoying them for years, so thank you.
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Yes right true
It kind of makes you wonder who exactly did what or wasn't paying attention in the initial fire phase to allow it to grow this enormous. Honestly you would think that with early detection (people paying attention) that no fire by normal means (without some sort of accelerant) would ever get this big. So that begs the questions. A how did this fire start and was it deliberate? Because it sure looks like accelerant was used. B how did no one see the telltale signs of a fire before this reached flashover point (spontaneous ignition)? I love it. JJ walks into the parking structure "I think I may have found an angle here" large chunk of building material crashes into the parking structure "I think I'm going to go around to the other side". Yeah JJ I think that was a good idea that parking structure may have provided a good angle, but was waaaaaay too close to be any semblance of safe.
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Great job. Love how you survey the whole scene. I just ask that you be careful and be aware of your surroundings. Please don't try to get to close. Be aware of collapse zones and over head wires and other dangers like propane tanks and such. I don't know if you know the progression of fire but it goes like this. Red flames are the coolest and easiest to put out. Then going up the scale is orange, yellow, and the hottest white. This way you can tell easier how well they are doing to get it out. Thank you for all these videos. I am enjoying each of them. Be careful and keep up the good work.
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Excavator has rubber treads, hydraulic hoses and fluids. Lots to burn
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One of them fires where even a master stream isn't enough to make a dent in it......
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LOL love you saying your new iPhone is a virgin/this is it's 1st fire. And what a great catch and inferno is the only word to describe this fire. Awesome job JJ thanks and stay safe!
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No, remember there are no words.
Why don't any of these video show the aftermath destruction the fire caused?these people feel they provide a service to everyone, if your cold, you should of grab your coat to film this before you left your resident,to finish the job you started. You could also move closer to the heat of the flames, to get warm. Graat video move closer to the heat next video with inferno that that one.
Johns video fire reports are one of the best you will find. I feel your critique is petty..no need for it!
I feel the narration and explanation is excellent..what exactly your point? You want no words go elsewhere.
Hi John, a very difficult fire to fight, had one similar to this about 20 years ago but not of this magnitude, great coverage of this massive fire, stay safe John. Harold from Canada.
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I would not live in any apartment complex for this reason.
Fire spreads rapidly due to lack of firestopping and fire doors wedged open.
I UNDERSTAND!
Awsome video my brother!!! If that's not the definition of surround and drown!!! Thank God they weren't occupied, great job from all the units on scene, love your commentary when you first rolled up! Classic! Stay safe my friend!
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Awesome video Bro! Great catch we had that night!!
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Only see 1 fire truck and it will take a city full to put that out and your very brave for going into that parking garage.
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Easy buddy.. TAKE YOUR TIME..JOHN
. NOT WORTH YOUR HEALTH
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Amazing how they let you just walk around (57:00 those big propane tanks) that could turn into a massive BLEVE lol.
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2 things I noticed - the 4 porta potties are steaming hot & one hose is wetting down 3 - 250 gallon propane tanks. No part of this fire would have been easy, but those tanks exploding could have really messed up a lot of people! Fire crews are amazing, so much respect for all first responders!
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You think it’s a house or a building?? What else would it be? A person?
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There are three or four other fire videos on TH-cam of similar wood-frame apartment structures burning with equal ferocity. As I remember, most or all of them were also under construction. I hope this means that when completed, they'd have fire sprinklers which would insure that a fire like this could not happen when the building was occupied by residents. On the other hand - why is it legal to build wooden structures this big in the first place? Wood burns!
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Ive been saying the same thing. One the one hand, until all the sheet rock is in place, the whole structure is more vulnerable than what is safe. So "under construction" means bon fire. BUT on the other hand, building 3 and 4 story wood structures is OBVIOUSLY a bad idea since a fire in one causes so much radiant energy it can easily ignite other buildings (even complete ones) not connected to the original. This is why whole complexes are going up. Because 3 or more stories are just too tall for wood structures unless you want to leave MUCH MORE space in between them, and who wants to do that? I doubt it will take legislation though. The insurance underwriters will stop this in its tracks by refusing to insure the construction.
hebneh I smell arson. Strange how “new” construction catches on fire very often.
What happens to buildings( like these,) where there is SO MUCH complete FIRE DESTRUCTION ???( demolition??)
CHEAP CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IS WHAT I HEARD.
when that debris came through that opening in the parking garage, your like....nope.
Okay 5 min. In of watching I predict, 100 % loss of the building they will not stop the spread, won't/do not even try! Job security!
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Hi from New Zealand, That's one hell of a fire. Ten of Millions of dollars of damage
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Gareth Williams Hey I'm young but thede things intrest me and I am from the Bay of Plenty NZ
Yes indeed, but there are those who would see it as tens of millions in insurance payments , I suppose it doesn't seem as devastating,!
Put a line at that what already burned and gone, to help knock down heat. But put more work to contain and stop the spread. Think they could figure that out! Know people going to say they are doing all they can ETC. And easy to arm chair a fire working! But it is to Obvious.
OK.
6 years late to comment as I'm just now watching this and haven't seen the second yet, but did they know what started this inferno? That was such an absolutely crazy fire to see! Hopefully no one was hurt.
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Let the lost part burn, protect the exposure. Only thing worth saving is the outhouses. Why waste so much water and create polluted runoff. The building will have to be torn down anyway.
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no mather how hard you fight a inforno like this , spreading water on it whille evaportate instantly before it touches the fire itself
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It looks like the apartment fire they had in Hollywood along the 101 freeway in Califonia. That was Huge too. It got hot andbig enough, it almost crossed the freeway on radiant heat alone.
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Holy Sh$t you were not kidding about it being a huge fire God bless the NYPD AND NYFD
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Madre de Dios! This was, I think, more likely the entrance to hell there, or? What an huge and dangerous fire it was! My goodness what a disaster and how much it costs to rebuilt this all! But for your filming there I love it soooooooo very much💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞! You are great and fascinating😊😊😊😊😊 But take care of you and stay safe and sound! God bless you and the whole FDNY and all the other firefighters around the globe💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 Have a wonderful and great day and a gorgeous new week with a lot of good fire chasing for your audience around the world😊😊😊😊😊 Greetings from Munich Germany😊😊😊😊😊
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I couldn't have said it any better myself... lol.
Great Job on the Video Bud.
Be Safe,have fun, & Keep that camera rolling! :-)
By the way, i just subscribed to your channel, & am looking forward to more great Fire/Rescue vids...
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If that was a construction site, it must have been full of all sorts of materials... timber, plastic, god knows what else ... I feel for the people who were looking forward to moving into their new homes and for the builders who saw their hard work destroyed...
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I don't think there was good use of that deck gun at all. It could have taken the intensity of that corner and to the left because it certainly wasn't reaching the building it was attempting to hit. When cooling those propane tanks you should do 5 seconds on the tanks and 10 seconds on the heat source unless you can not penetrate the heat source which is rarely the case. Why you wouldn't extinguish a power pole for 5 seconds so it doesn't become a hazard i'll never understand.
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what on earth was fuelling that inferno?...it just went on and on.....you would think the firemen were hosing it with petrol.....if its the building material that burnt so brightly ,I hope they didnt use that material in the rebuild ever again....Great video too
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Any idea yet about what caused the fire? Your footage shows one of two garage buildings burning at about 3:00, with the fire having already set over to the adjacent building. Seems as if a short - circuit or any othe defect caused the blaze, and that it had started in the left garage building.
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Sounds reasonable! There are special heaters around that run on either propane gas or electricity, for drying buildings from the inside. They both shouldn't be left alone. In this case: dear insurance company, this fire will be expensive for you, please have your checques ready, thank you!
THOSE TEMPS. STAY DRY... i know from experience get wet in those temperatures..get sick quick immune systems drops fighting cold temp and water
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@THEMAJESTIRIUM1 just trying to be a caring American
@THEMAJESTIRIUM1 your excellent in what you do.. maybe 1day.i take train up there.. follow you around wTch FDNY do their
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Big trash fire.. nothing to save
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U r my favorite It’s excellent coverage. If u can try to catch people especialybelonging to the bldg for a few minutes. Especially
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Damn good work! Man, when you go to a fire, you really go to A Fire!!
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Gloves? but super video. Thank you. Day after video would be great 😃😃
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Great video John, about the same time in Raleigh,NC another huge wooden apartment complex under construction burned. Crazy
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Wasn't there another fire at another Avalon apartment complex in Edgewater NJ . Same construction .
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Get closer to the fire and warm up a bit. Not worth getting frostbite and losing your pinkies. Thanks for sharing bro. M.
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Fantastic video. Good job filming. I like the angel u snagged in the parking garage with fire n brimstone raining down. That was freaky all that fire and crews stretched so thin no one able to get set up over there.
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Probably a building built with a lot of wood and other materials that burns quickly. What caused the fire?
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Makes me wonder why they wouldn't hook up to those propane tanks and drag them out of harms way. Now they keep on spraying them down to cool them, instead of concentrating on the main fire.
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Fires no matter how horrible they are to see, can be beautiful to. That being said, my heart just sank when I saw this fire and seen how far it had gotten. But then you turned around to get another shot and I saw the tree and the pole that had been or was still on fire, It was stunning the way the wind was blowing it. I need a screenshot of that. Great job as usual. You do a fantastic job even if your fingers are freezing or you are inhaling smoke.
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John I just found your channel about a week ago and I can't stop watching. I've noticed everyone tells you to be careful but it is obvious in your videos that you know what you are doing and are very careful. Thank you for all your time and effort fighting the elements and late nights and doing such a remarkable job getting the footage that you do. I do hope you stay safe, and healthy!
those are 65lb propane tanks and I counted 10 of them, even with the biggest propane heater, one of those tanks would run the heater the hole night, a 20lb tank runs my RV heater for 2 days. if it was a propane heater that caused this, there would be a explosion, but those type of heats has a shut off if there was a problem, my furnace if it has a problem, the fuse would trip it and it would shut down. That is why I can't believe it was a heater, too many safety systems are there and the building went up way too fast.
THEY SAID. " A SPACE HEATER" ON THE UPPER FLOORS! NOT THE PROPANE! THANKS! ;o)
THEMAJESTIRIUM1 wow propane tanks electric heaters on a construction, aye it's confusing but I can't wait for the Marshall report, great video. I think in the past month there was 4 of these infernos, it just amazing that no one got kill, including yourself. I seen the size of those embers.
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Elizabeth an illegal 50 pound propane tank is what caused the massive explosion that killed 5 Buffalo Firefighters in 1983
Not sure how many people lived there, but I hope no one was killed...
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Hey word of advice could save your life when responding to fires like that one there where the telephone pole too close to the fire stay out from underneath the power lines I lost my nephew for the exact same thing and I see other people doing all the time stay out from under powerline's
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This was the same builder as the Edgewater complex that you covered in 2015. Great coverage as always, JJ.
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I remember when you first covered this. So uch destruction. Fire was so massive and hard to control.
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It's amazing to watch firefighters at work. They are the best people on earth.
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from a non fire fighter who wants to know....... forest fires are fought using tanker planes. why not put them to use here ?? a couple of planes fly over dropping several 1,000 gallons each ??
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Douglas Wallace why waste the fuel flying planes back and forth when there's hydrants all around???....... Duhhhhhh
It’s northern New Jersey we don’t have tanker planes close enough let alone a brush truck for forest fires
On a positive note, it looks like the portajohns & recycling bins were saved. 23:15
HAHA! YUP!
It seems the departments there ( not enough) were overwhelmed by the enormity.
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Does anyone know if the deck gun is making a water curtain? Is that what it is?
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GREAT VIDEO THANKS
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One would think, that that would teach them to use steel not dry up wood sticks
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Just shows you the intensity of the fire after the tower ladder barely quells it.
YUP.
What in the hell did they making those buildings out of match sticks?My God
I hope more trucks from surrounding towns came out to help them
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It sure was.You are very welcome
Wow...great footage, as usual...cool you got to collab with the demonracer guy!
Thank god you got out of that garage near the beginning...that looked horrifying!
Peace from Chicago John!
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THEMAJESTIRIUM1 That cool! Still watching...glad your fingers thawed out...lol 😀
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Nice shots footage that is the red devil at work. Raining fire be safe.
It sure is.....
I just thought about the same thing happened with a Avalon company complex in edgewater, n.j. back in January of 2015. That was caused by a contractor trying to fix a pipe under a sink.but anyway this complex being of the same overall problem of trying to get condo developers to put these things into areas of blue collar and other hard working people, who have been living here for years. This particular area is heavily populated by commercial property. I think that New Jersey transit is not too far away from this address on boydon Avenue in maplewood. Who needs a million dollar condo to be in this area. I don't know what banks up front the developers so called gold coast properties. May they should consider building these buildings in California or Florida. Just venting my opinions. Great job on this thing stay safe and happy new year to you
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Darn, another big one in a New Jersey apartment complex! Something about that kind of building seems to burn like crazy! Great video as always John and good job dodging all those falling embers!
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I hate seeing so much timber wasted, but at least this pile of kindling wasn't occupied yet. My viewing of this video being six years after the fire, Google Maps shows that the project was finished, but of course the framing of the apartments is not visible. I assume it was rebuilt using the same materials as originally. It's a big complex.
Wheres the help at?I didnt see any other departments..
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Keep building them larger and mostly of wood. No fire breaks and under construction.
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As a firefighter in the FDNY that is at least a 5 alarm fire we would need a lot of hands for this. Obviously this is an exterior only fire. We would use multiple tower lines at least 3. My question is how bad is their fire department you got there before anyone else. And this fire as been burning for at least 1 hour. The fact that building is fully involved . Makes me believe this was an arson for sure, multiple areas were started at the same time ( fire starters)
Also, 2 major fires from Avalon Bay Communities in 2 years, both in Jersey.. Something's fishy. They need an investigation into their financials and need to pay for the cost of published services for this mess...
archive.northjersey.com/news/after-edgewater-fire-avalonbay-communities-to-add-more-sprinklers-in-two-planned-projects-1.1273507?page=all
I say masonry stairwells but not firewalls... guess they said one thing then took the cheap way out.
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That is one extreme fire ! great Job on the video !
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Thank you for your hard work and great videos, stay safe a
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I'm surprised to hear the fire alarm still going off when the building burned down what ever fire alarm there using it's pretty tough if it still going off whole building is gone
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Have you ever seen that episode of Friends where Phoebe can't get the alarm to stop, even after smashing it? Your comment reminded me of that
that is scary af
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The firefighter on the engine is using the deck gun to water the grass!!! The powerlines are in the way to a degree, but he can do a hell of a lot more than water the courtyard...
@@THEMAJESTIRIUM1 Yea, they did. They were fortunate to save the majority of the completed complex. It looked like the residents didn't even lose power. Thanks for all you do...
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I figured it out, there is a chance for a space heater to start a fire, those tanks suggest that they may have been using propane heaters, much like my furnace I have in my RV, I live in a camper basically to get away from landlords. But the building went up way too fast for just a propane heater.
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Elizabeth Cherry it's not a propane heater we don't use them on this particular site due to the danger posed...all the tanks on site were for fuel purposes for the forklifts and such...most of not all were empty at the time they usually get deliveries on Monday to replenish the supply for the week...
Elizabeth Cherry hi,in California we have to install full fire sprinkler systems in all new structures,commercial or residential.ant these systems have paid off several times even in my small community. I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills,we are very wildland fire prone,and sprinklered structures have with stood direct onslaught attacks. That said the past couple of years we've seen entire towns disttroyed in wildland fires.
Elizabeth Cherry it looks like arson..
d seen that moose,but wasnt it under construction?..if so then the fire sprinklers wouldnt have been charged.but my comment wasnt about the fire shown here,nor any fire,it was really just a comment in general about fire safety.
To quote you... unbelievable. Imagine turning up to work there in the morning it would break your heart. Stay safe and thank you for the videos
Poor little back how....And no doesn't sound crazy at all.
Omg a drug free school zone....never seen that before wow.
Take care, stay safe 😊❤
THANKS SO MUCH.....
Hey keep move water give less Fast fire will happy safe
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Absolutely everything is bigger and better over there in America 🇺🇸
WELL, NOT EVERYTHING! HEHEHE! THANKS SO MUCH DAVID.....
@@THEMAJESTIRIUM1 heh Heh! I hear you my American cousin and thanks again for these wonderful uploads 🙏
Need more tower ladders,good filming J.J.
THANKS SO MUCH.....
The portable toilets were keeping up well...
HAHAHA! THEY WERE.....THANKS SO MUCH.....
That Mr. MAJESTIRIUM1 looked like the portal to hell opened up and swallowed the building. Great work on the video.
YES IT DID INDEED AND THANKS SO MUCH.....
Wow, that's a big one. Fantastic work again my friend. Hope nobody was injured. All the best to you from Germany.
IT WAS BIG! THANKS!
You may not have ever been a firefighter . . . but, you sure act like one . . .
I watched three different videos of the "Pallet-Oil-Tanker-Fire" . . .
And yours, of course, was the best !! Your passion for documenting these
events is pretty dang obvious !! Be Safe !! Keep Up The Good Work !1
WELL, THAT MEANS A LOT FOR ME TO HEAR RICHARD! THANKS SO VERY MUCH.....
What a fire. Cmon everybody doesn’t it seem odd all of these apartments all over the country that are in the middle or almost done & get burned. We just had two burnt here in the Bay Area, in northern ca. Your were just a camera totem guy. Always
The best. We love you. Thank you
YES, I AGREE AND THANKS SO MUCH! ;o)
for all the good those little hoses are doing. the camera man should have jumped in the fire truck and split. the firemen would not have even noticed.
HAHA!
Hi, did many of the nearby home catch on fire. With all them embers you would think some of them might of. Wood frame construction is no good as far as I am concerned. On my old dept it would be a surround and drown. It is like drawing a line. Leave what is to far gone and try to save the rest. Protect the exposures. 3 things a fire dept has as main jobs. Life safety, incident stabilization and property conservation. in that order. Excellent video!!! Keep it coming.
NO, THE HOUSES WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE THANK GOD! THEY USE CHEAP MATERIAL AND THIS IS THE RESULT! THANKS SO MUCH MY FRIEND! ;o)
This reminds me of that massive fire in Edgewater, New Jersey. Really scary. Looking down that alley, was like looking into hell. Fire everywhere. I wonder how many alarms were rung, on this fire. Great video as always, John.
YES, IT WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL INDEED! THANKS SO MUCH.....
Avalon owns both places
they need a lot more fire trucks if they want to get this fire under control and this under construction site will really be under construction when they are finished with it or just a write off....
PERHAPS.....
I've seen a few sites like that in my neck of the woods, mysteriously going up in smoke while still being built...follow the money. You'd pretty much have to have a water bomber on station to help put those out quickly.
I GUESS! THANKS! ;o)
Dude that was a pretty nervy approach. How did you not get removed by the cops? You must have gone invisible. Tell us how to go invisible. Looks like some contractor didn't pay his Mafia dues that month.
WELL, THERE WERE A FEW COPS THERE AND THEY DID NOT REMOVE """ANY"""OF THE OVER A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE FILMING.....
OMG! This is a massive inferno! Maplewood FD and nearby FD's had their hands full this huge fire.