Forklift Catches Fire Inside Mahwah Home Depot
Employees tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out before the MFD knocked down the blaze, officials said
The Mahwah Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire Monday morning that officials said could have easily spread from a forklift inside the Mahwah Home Depot's Garden Center to the many Christmas trees and firewood displays surrounding it, Mahwah Assistant Fire Chief Brad Stio said. The forklift, which was parked in the Garden Center of the Mahwah Home Depot on Route 17 North, burst into flames and started smoking at about 6:20 a.m. Monday, Stio said. An engine from Mahwah Fire. Co. 2 knocked down the fire after a group of employees tried unsuccessfully to put it out, Stio said. Crews from Mahwah Fire Co. 1 and 3, Mahwah Ambulance Co. 1 and the Mahwah Police assisted. “They fought the fire extremely quickly,” Stio said. “The Garden …
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12:29 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
When a Home Depot employee was asked to comment he quickly walked away and said " thats not my department, I work in lumber". more ›