Fire broke out at same facility in 2010
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – Some packages were damaged in a fire at a large U.S. Postal Service facility in Jersey City.
Postal Service spokesman George Flood says employees were evacuated when the fire began in a mail processing machine at the New Jersey International & Network Distribution Center at 4:22 a.m. Thursday.
Firefighters extinguished the fire and workers were allowed back into the building about an hour later.
Flood says approximately three dozen packages sustained damage, but most are still deliverable.
Here is the news article on the July 2010 fire:
2:30 a.m. fire at mail facility in Jersey City forces evacuation and damages some mail
A three-alarm fire broke out at a huge U.S. Postal Service facility in Jersey City early yesterday morning and forced 241 workers to evacuate the building, according to reports.
The fire was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. at the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Road, reports said.
The fire began when a conveyor belt ignited, reports said.
Approximately 200 pieces of mail were damaged in the fire and local mail is being diverted to other postal service facilities in the tri-state area, said U.S. Postal Service spokesman George Flood.
The Slug says:
RIGHT YOU ARE GUEST DELIVERY IN THE DARK IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN SATURDAY DELIVERY. NOBODY WILL DIE IF PATRONS DONT GET A PIZZA COUPON ON SATURDAY!!!! COME ON ROLANDO GET TOGETHER WITH MANAGEMENT AND PUT A STOP DELIVERING IN THE DARK IT IS DANGEROUS. I REPEAT DELIVERING AFTER DARK WAS A VERY RARE OCCURANCE. NOW IT HAPPENS ON A DALIY BASIS. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES… HERE’S GOOD IDEA START PEOPLE EARLIER, HAVE PTF(cca)HELP ON THE ROAD TO GET PEOPLE BACK BEFORE SUNSET. WOW I MUST BE A A REALLY SMART GUY TO FIGURE THAT OUT….STOP THE MADNESS.. BY THE WAY IF YOU WHATCH THE NEW USPS TV COMMERCIALS THEY SHOW CARRIERS WALKING UP STAIRS IN THE DARK, THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT SEEM NORMAL, VERY TRICKY I MUST ADMIT.. DON’T FALL FOR THIS PROPAGANDA. IF THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY DO IT IN ALASKA TELL THEM “ARENT WE LUCKY THAT WE DONT HAVE TO” “THEY DONT HAVE A CHOICE WE DO” IF ITS DARK AND YOU CANT SEE BRING THE MAIL BACK AND FILL OUT THE PROPER FORM TELL MANAGEMENT THAT YOU FEEL IN DANGER AND IT IS NOT SAFE. MAYBE YOUR STEWARD WILL BACK YOU UP…. NOT!!!
5 DAY RIGHT WAY… AFTER DARK…. NO!!!! WAY!!!!
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The Slug says:
When I started 25+ yrs ago it was very rare to work after dark now it is common place. The NALC should make this a priority and stop this madness. I heard Greenwich CT carriers where out till almost 12am recently is that a professional organization? I think not. Come on Fred STOP THIS NOW BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 13, 2013, 3:31 pm – See more at: http://www.postal-reporter.com/blog/nalc-budget-negotiators-reject-saturday-delivery-cut-unfairly-target-future-federal-employees/#comment-27682
Mgmt. could care less about safety; hence, the problem was never fixed the first time.
RIF vast numbers of EAS/mgmt, and watch profits, productivity, and efficiency all increase.