100 New Jersey Firefighters Battle Blaze at Former Singer Sewing Machine Factory

Smoke rises south of the New York borough of Manhattan as a warehouse burns in Elizabeth, N.J., spreading smoke over the southern skyline of New York on Jan. 5, 2024. Craig Ruttle/AP Photo

ELIZABETH, N.J.—Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century.

A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage said.