Somerville, NJ Police & Fire

Main Street in Somerville Reopens, Investigators Search for Cause of Fire that Gutted two Restaurants, Displaced 15 Residents from Upper Floor Apartments

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By ROD HIRSCH

June 5, 2024

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Structural engineers have determined that the integrity of two Main Street buildings severely damaged in a four-alarm fire Tuesday is sound, and are in no imminent danger of collapsing, enabling the borough to reopen Main Street at 8 p.m. Wednesday. North Bridge Street alongside ...

Stubborn Fire Sweeps Through Stores/Apartments on Main Street Somerville

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - A 4-alarm early Tuesday afternoon fire swept through at least four restaurants and upper floor apartments on West Main Street. Acrid smoke and the stench of burning wood permeated the block between Bridge Street and Division Street. Police worked to keep the street clear of ...