SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Sonoco warehouse at 5 Stults Road was damaged in a fire on Friday night.
No injuries were reported.
At 7:05 p.m. Friday, South Brunswick Police received a 911 call of a fire at the warehouse. All three South Brunswick Companies (Monmouth Junction, Kingston and Kendall Park), Monroe Fire District 3, Jamesburg, Plainsboro, North Brunswick Fire Co. #2 and over 50 firefighters responded to the fire.
“Firefighters encountered frozen hydrants on the property and on Stults Road, and had to use tankers from Cranbury, Jamesburg, Plainsboro and Monroe to supply water to fight the fire,” said Monmouth Junction Fire Chief Scott Smith.
Firefighters from East Brunswick’s Old Bridge and Brookview Fie Companies, Griggstown and Montgomery Township covered the empty South Brunswick stations.
The fire involved the finished cardboard canisters manufactured by the facility which were stored on plastic pallets and shrink-wrapped, then stacked three pallets high.
Several fire companies are currently working at a warehouse fire at the corner of Route 130 and Stults Road. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/wWFjuxT5Wm
— So Brunswick PD (@SoBrunswickPD) February 20, 2021
“Fortunately the sprinkler system and fire pump contained the fire to several stacks of the palletizing goods. Unfortunately, the fire and water caused several pallets to collapse, making it difficult for firefighters to locate and extinguish the seat of the fire,” said Smith.
Crews had to be rotated frequently to reach the seat of the fire, which was approximately 300 feet deep into the warehouse, said officials.
A heavy smoke condition complicated the efforts.
According to the police, it took several hours to ventilate using large trailer-mounted fans from the Edison and Millstone Valley Fire Departments. Firefighters remained on scene for several hours.
The fire is under investigation by the South Brunswick Township Fire Safety Bureau.
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