Perth Amboy Restaurant Fire Under Investigation: Fire Officials
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – A restaurant fire in Perth Amboy that threatened several adjacent businesses and apartments was quickly extinguished in the early hours of Saturday morning, authorities said.
The fire, which was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m., originated from Adonay Pupuseria y Restaurante Salvadoreño (445 Amboy Ave.), the Perth Amboy Fire Department said in a statement, with heavy smoke coming from other occupants at 447 and 449 Amboy Ave. (respectively a hair salon and dry cleaners).
Within 30 minutes, the fire was contained to the restaurant and under control, fire officials said.
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“I thank our Perth Amboy Fire Department and Perth Amboy Police Department and our neighboring fire [departments] for their quick response to contain the fire which also saved adjacent businesses and [apartments] at this morning’s fire,” Perth Amboy Mayor Caba said in a statement after the incident.
Adonay Pupuseria recently took over the site at 445 Amboy Avenue, the former site of Formula 809 restaurant. The new restaurant will be closed for the foreseeable future due to damage sustained from the fire, management confirmed to Patch, adding that the apparent cause of the fire may have stemmed from an electrical fault.
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“We wholeheartedly thank the people who have supported us in one way or another with the undertaking of this dream, and we hope that God permitting we will be able to reopen in the coming months,” said a statement from the restaurant, translated from Spanish.
Neighboring residential properties evacuated during the fire were allowed to return within an hour, Perth Amboy fire officials said. No injuries were reported, and all searches of the properties came up negative.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Perth Amboy Fire Investigation Unit and Middlesex County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Mutual aid was provided by Hopelawn, Avenel, Woodbridge, Fords Sayreville and Iselin fire units.
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