Crime & Safety
Air Conditioning Fire Evacuates Quick Chek
Unit's belt caught fire on the convenience store's roof last Friday night.
The Quick Chek was evacuated last week when an air conditioning belt on the store's roof caught fire, Hopatcong Police said.
The store was evacuated and the gas pumps were turned off when officers arrived at about 7:30 p.m. last Friday. There was an odor of smoke coming from the roof area where the belt was found burning, police said. Firefighters turned off the unit and removed the belt, police said.
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