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American Dream mall evacuated for dumpster fire

The American Dream mall in East Rutherford was evacuated briefly Thursday morning when a dumpster caught fire on the premises of the massive complex.

“Earlier this morning, a small fire occurred in a dumpster outside the building,” an American Dream spokesperson said in an email.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we temporarily evacuated the building,” the spokesperson said.

No injuries were reported, and the fire was quickly extinguished by a local fire department, officials said.

The fire, which occurred at a loading dock, was not deemed suspicious, according to New Jersey State Police.

Since the incident occurred outside of business hours, the number of people who had to be evacuated was minimal.

North Jersey reacts after actual dumpster fire breaks out at American Dream

Dumpster firenounLiteral: A fire occurring in a dumpster; a blaze involving discarded waste contained in a large trash receptacle.Figurative: A situation, event, or entity characterized by complete chaos, failure, or mismanagement; a disastrous or poorly handled scenario.

There was an honest-to-goodness dumpster fire in North Jersey this week. And if you’re anything like me, your brain immediately jumps to the figurative definition—complete chaos, failure, or good old-fashioned mismanagement.

Because let’s be real: North Jersey has no shortage of metaphorical dumpster fires. There’s the Parkway merge at Exit 145 (a choose-your-own-adventure nobody actually chooses), the Hoboken street-sweeping shuffle where residents play musical chairs with their cars to avoid tickets, or the New Jersey Transit train that’s “only” 45 minutes late. Add in the Route 3 left-lane exit panic, the Paramus Retail Bermuda Triangle of U-turns, brake lights, and people forgetting which store they were even headed to, and of course the grand finale—leaving MetLife after a game. I could go on. Truly. But I’ll spare us.

Dumpster Fire (Literally) Closes NJ Mall, Officials Say

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A fire in a dumpster forced the evacuation of the American Dream complex on Thursday, a spokesperson confirmed.

The fire broke out on a loading dock before opening hours at the shopping/entertainment destination, said Gregg Schwartz.

Workers at the site, located on Route 3 in East Rutherford, were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, he said.

There were no injuries, and the fire was not considered suspicious, he confirmed.

The complex was cleared to reopen around 9:30 a.m.. The mall's normal operating hours on Thursday are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for most stores, although holiday hours may differ.

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