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  Sunday, January 24, 2010, 4:25 am

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  700 Blk of Water St, Gloucester City NJ

Squad 51 and Battalion 504 reported a 300x300 3 story building with heavy fire showing, the 2nd and 3rd alarms were transmitted,defensive operations, numerous master streams were placed into service the 4th alarm and 5th alarm where transmitted.

Command requested the 5 inch Strike Team as well as a Fireboat from Philadelphia Fire Department, crews stretched water supplies for blocks to the fire scene.

Cherry Hill Haz Mat 13 was on scene monitoring the air quality.

~Steve Skipton

NJ Editor Philly Fire News

Note: The building on fire was located on the former AMSPEC CHEMICAL property. The 22-acre property was purchased in 2009 by the City of Gloucester City for $5 million. The City has been meeting for months now with representatives of the Chilean fruit industry to discuss the possible construction of a refrigerated warehouse on the site.

On several occasions in the past the Police Crime report contains citations being issued to juveniles for trespassing on the property.

The Camden County Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire. There are reports the Fire Department had trouble getting water to fight the fire.

It is believed that the building was vacant. There has been no reports of any chemicals being in the building.

~Bill Cleary    See Video, Camden County Fire Marshall 

. See related video, the cleanup