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Firefighters battle heavy flames at old NJ cardboard warehouse

Flames tore through the Monroe Township, Gloucester County, building Thursday night into early Friday

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Firefighters spent hours battling a huge fire at what is believed to be a former cardboard warehouse in South Jersey.

Fire crews responded to the large building along Sykes Lane in Monroe Township, before 10 p.m. Thursday.

As SkyForce10 hovered over the scene, thick smoke and heavy flames could be seen engulfing the Gloucester County building.

County dispatchers said the building appeared to be a former cardboard facility. The flames weren't under control until almost 1 a.m. Friday, they said.

Luckily, no injuries were reported, dispatchers said.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation Friday.

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