An early morning fire raced through a meat packing facility at 177 Passaic St. in Passaic, NJ. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke on arrival and were withdrawn from the building as the fire escalated. Heavy fire conditions took hold of the building and firefighters had to use defensive tactics. The building suffered a severe collapse and had to be raised. A 4th Alarm aasignment was used bringing in numerous mutual aid departments from Passaic & Bergen Counties. Photos Courtesy of the Passaic Fire Department Training Division.