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Large fire breaks out

at Pepsi-Co factory in
Piscataway
Mar 22, 2022, 8:09pm • Updated 2m ago

By: News 12 Staff

A large fire has broken out at the Pepsi-Co

factory on New Brunswick Avenue in
Piscataway.

The fire started just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Jerry Snell
@JerrySnell

@News12NJ fire at the Pepsi plant in

Piscataway

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7:18 PM · Mar 22, 2022

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Large plumes of black smoke could be seen

for miles.

Mary+Marvyn
@maryandmarvyn

Pepsi Factory in Piscataway is on fire.

Heard explosions & went outside.
NGL it was scary. #pepsi
#pepsifactory #nj #fire

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Piscataway Township
@PWAYNJ

A major structural fire is occurring in

#Piscataway and residents are asked
to avoid New Brunswick Avenue,
Carlton Avenue and Lakeview Avenue
to enable first responder vehicles to
access it. Please do not drive over to
view the site and please stay inside if
you can.
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Residents have told News 12 New Jersey

that they heard explosions just before the
fire started.

Police are asking people to avoid New

Brunswick Avenue, Carlton Avenue and
Lakeview Avenue so that emergency crews
have room to work.

Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler says that all

of the employees were safely evacuated
after the fire started and that there are no
reports of any injuries.

Wahler says that fire departments from

several nearby communities, as well as the
New Jersey Forest Fire Service, have
responded to the scene to help fight the fire.

This is a developing story. Stay with News 12

New Jersey for the latest.

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