Tire Warehouse Fire 11/20/16-11/24/16
It was November 20, 2016, one of the windiest days of the year so far. Then, at 12:48 PM, a massive fire erupted off of the Industrial Highway on Sunset Drive. The fire, at an old tire warehouse, would eventually grow to a six alarm inferno, bringing over three hundred firefighters and around one hundred pieces of miscellaneous apparatus from at least a dozen different departments to the scene. Four days later, the flames would be extinguished, and the wreckage of the building would be demolished. Luckily, no one was injured in the biggest blaze since the TRDF fire. Find out more about the incident on the 2016 Incidents page.
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Gas Explosion 4/9/16
It was April 9, 2016. So far, it had been a cold, snowy morning. However at 10:30 the whole day was going to heat up. At that time, Brick Borough Dispatch got a call reporting a smell of gas emitting from a vacant structure along Route 50 near the Main Street intersection.Then, at 10:32, there was a massive explosion as the gas ignited, blowing the building to pieces, smashing the emergency vehicles, and sending fiery debris and the emergency workers flying. Afterwards, the events of the day began to settle in. The tar on Route 50 is burned and melted into a black, sticky, mess and most of the properties along the roadway are totaled. The estimated damage total is over $3.5 million. For most of the day, fire crews remained on the scene, cleaning up and overhauling the whole area. Find out more about one of the worst incidents in Brick Borough history on the 2016 Incidents page.
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Horrific Train Crash 1/16/15
On January 16, 2015 a bus was driving to the Legoardia Airport with a bus-load full of people. It was driving along on one side of the road with a biker on the other side. The biker, for some unknown reason, swerved in front of the bus. To avoid it, the bus swerved to the right. It ended up on the train tracks. It was bad timing because the High-Speed Passenger Train was hurtling along towards it. The train hit the bus at full speed. The impact tore the bus in half and threw the train off the tracks. The bus exploded with the impact, causing debris to fly everywhere. This horrific crash killed three and injured several others. Find out more information about the response to this incident on the 2015 Incidents page.
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Working Fire in St. Sprenklesburg 10/24/14
Late in the evening of October 24, 2014 there was a report of a structure fire in St. Sprenklesburg. Reports described it as large and extremely dangerous. In the end, there were only minor injuries to firefighters, but no civilian casualties. The building was a total loss. The St. Sprenklesburg and Brick Borough crews wouldn't get much sleep, because many of the same units responded to another fire the next morning. Find out more about this massive fire on the 2014 Incidents page.
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Multi-Structural Working Fire 9/6/14
The entire BBFD fleet was at a photo shoot, and St. Sprenklesburg was filling the station. Then, a call came in that there was a fire at the tree farm. All units, Engine 17, Rescue 17, Pumper Tanker 17, Truck 17, and Chief 17 all responded to the scene. The fire began to extend to the neighboring residences. The fire fighters used hand lines to try to calm the blaze, but to no avail. It was dry and the wind was blowing. The flames raced up the wall of the next-door home and soon, it was entirely engulfed in flames. Soon after, the house next to that caught on fire. Flaming debris fell onto the ground below, threatening to set both yards on fire. In the end the ravaging blaze left two people dead, and three residences and the tree farm destroyed. Find out more about this tragic incident on the 2014 Incidents page.
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Plane Crash 7/27/14
July 27th, 2014. A air force jet was flying low over downtown Brick Borough. Suddenly, its thruster exploded and flew off the plane. The plane began losing altitude and it made its way down towards the city. It hit the ground near a toll booth, losing its wing, and skidded along the street at one hundred miles per hour. It impacted a garbage truck, camper, tractor trailer, and several other vehicles and pedestrians. The wreck soon burst into flames. The rest of the day was chaos. The next morning, crews were hard at work repairing Main Street from the damage it had suffered. The road was closed for most of the morning and part of the afternoon. Then, at 4:13 PM on July 28, 2014, the first traffic got onto Main Street. Find out what happened in the chaotic hours of the daytime on July 27th on the 2014 Incidents page.
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