Newark City Hall and police facility evacuated due to electrical fire

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Newark City Hall will be back open Thursday after an electrical fire forced the building to close.

City Hall and a police facility at 22 Franklin Street were evacuated because of an underground fire in an electrical grid.
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Firefighters responded due to smoky conditions Tuesday night and found that the grid had caught fire and burned itself out.

No injuries were reported.
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Wednesday night's council meeting was cancelled.

City Hall and 22 Franklin Street were left without power after the fire. The Newark Fire Division is investigating..

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