2022-05-12 05:27:42
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- A five-alarm fire at a New Jersey waste management facility left one person dead.
Chopper 2 was over the scene Tuesday afternoon in Elizabeth, as thick black smoke billowed for miles.
More than 10 hours later, the flames were put out, with the exception of some hot spots.
While crews worked on getting them under control, they tragically came across the body of who they believe was a missing employee.
"My office is just shaken," Arnold Alvarez, who knows the victim, told CBS2's Elijah Westbrook. "My wife's blood pressure just went sky high."
Alvarez and his wife work at a warehouse across the street from the waste treatment center. They watched from afar as crews dug through the rubble Wednesday morning, hoping for the best.
He and his wife said they knew the worker who sadly lost their life.
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