STORY: Firefighters battled a blaze which broke out at a factory in Burlington County, New Jersey, on Thursday (February 12) night, sending thick smoke billowing into the night sky.

The fire broke out just before 9:30 p.m. (0230 GMT) on the second and third levels of American Custom Drying, a spraying drying manufacturing factory, following an explosion, said Burlington Township Fire Administrator Stephen Fazekas.

Helicopter footage showed several emergency vehicles surrounding the building while firefighters on three aerial lifts sprayed water on the second and third floors.

It was unclear what caused the explosion and whether anyone was injured, local media said.

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VIDEO SHOWS: AERIAL SHOT OF THICK SMOKE BILLOWING AS FIREFIGHTERS SPRAY WATER ON FACTORY

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SHOWS: BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 12, 2026) (ABC affiliate WPVI - No use USA. No archive.) (NIGHT SHOT)

1. AERIAL SHOT OF THICK SMOKE BILLOWING AS FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE AT FACTORY