A massive fire, caught on video, has rendered a Salvation Army store in Union City, New Jersey, to a be a ‘total loss,’ the charitable organization said Friday.
The fire on Thursday night appears to have rendered the store a "total loss," The Salvation Army says.
Video taken from a bystander on-scene shows flames raging as firefighters tried to get the blaze under control. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our store and the merchandise within," Lt.-Colonel James Betts, the Commander of The Salvation Army USA Eastern Territory Adult Rehabilitation Centers, said in a statement."Our Union City store is an important source of funding for our Adult Rehabilitation Center in Newark.
The store was a part of the Union City, New Jersey, community for more than 30 years, The Salvation Army says. The Salvation Army says,"Donations of clothing, shoes, and other household items can still be made at other New Jersey stores, including the main store and warehouse on Pennington Street in Newark." Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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