Jeff Goldman
nj.com
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One person — likely an employee who was unaccounted for — was killed in a5-alarm fire at a trash facility in Elizabeththat started Tuesday afternoon and burned for much of the night, authorities said.
The body was found Wednesday morning, a city spokeswoman said. Authorities have not identified the victim.
The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Tuesday at a Waste Management facility on the 800 block of Julia Street and might have started in a machine, officials said. The blaze was burning south of Newark Liberty International Airport and sending large plumes of smoke into the air, but officials there said airport operations were not impacted.
Some homes in Elizabeth were evacuated when the fire was burning, city officials said.
While the blaze was brought under control later Tuesday afternoon, it was not fully extinguished overnight and a portion of the building collapsed.
The facility collects various types of trash, but does not accept hazardous waste, the company’s website said.
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NJ Advance Media staff writer Noah Cohen contributed to this report.
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