December 10, 2021
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Nearly the entire on-duty strength of the Trenton Fire Department was mobilized to battle a fire involving both sides of a 2-1/2- story duplex in the 900 block of Carteret Avenue this afternoon (Friday, Dec. 10). A total of six engine companies, three ladder companies, and Rescue Co. 1 responded to the blaze, which went to two alarms plus an extra engine. Only one on-duty Trenton engine company was not committed to the fire and remained available – with mutual aid companies from surrounding towns – to protect the city in case another emergency occurred. Alerted just before 1:30 p.m., first-due companies arrived to find heavy fire showing from the second floor of the attached homes at 904 and 906 Carteret Avenue. The second alarm was ordered shortly before 1:45 p.m., then about 15 minutes later an additional engine was called for extra manpower. Around 2:32 p.m. the incident commander reported that the bulk of the fire had been knocked down. The fire was officially placed under control at 2:51 p.m. At one point firefighters requested police to the scene due to a reported altercation with a distraught civilian but the specific nature and outcome of that dispute was not immediately known. The Red Cross was requested to the scene to help shelter displaced residents.
Photos and video by Brian McCarthy, OnScene News
