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Second time in less than one week, brush fire caused temporary suspension of train traffic on NJ Transit’s Bergen County Line

brush fire caused temporary suspension of train traffic on NJ Transit's Bergen County Line

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook
October 27,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Glen Rock NJ, For the second time in less than one (1) week, a brush fire caused the temporary suspension of train traffic on NJ Transit’s Bergen County Line through Glen Rock. The Friday afternoon, 10/27, brush fire was contained to a small area and extinguished by Glen Rock firefighters using water cans, shovels, and rakes. The fire was spotted by a NJ Transit Maintenance of Way employee working near 536 Broad Street, Glen Rock. No injuries were reported. Glen Rock Police, NJ Transit Police, and Hawthorne Fire Department also responded.