Officials say it's fortunate that the market was closed today, because had it been open, there would have been a lot of people inside shopping. OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND Delaware Valleys Oldest and Largest Flea Market with 65. "Busiest day of the year, so we don't know what we're going to do," co-owner Holly Newell said. Columbus Farmers Market and Flea World, Columbus, New Jersey. "From what the fire companies have told us, that the building we're located in was just entirely gone, so everything we have is gone," co-owner Mike Charnik said. The co-owners of Not Just Bagels say their store was among those lost and it could not have happened at a worse time, just before the busy Thanksgiving holiday. So I understand that the damage has been pretty well contained to that building 4."īilled as the oldest and largest flea market in the Delaware Valley, officials estimate that about 10 of the 65 businesses were destroyed. Springfield Township Mayor Dennis McDaniel tells Action News, "There are fire walls between that section and the adjoining sections. Fortunately, the building was built with fire walls in place which helped us tremendously," Fire Chief John Trout said. Expansive setup with a flea market & retail stalls, plus produce vendors, Amish goods & restaurants. Log in to get the full Facebook Marketplace experience. "We were hampered by the winds, cold weather and winds were really a big issue on this. Buy and sell items locally or have something new shipped from stores. But they attacked the flames from all sides with over 150 firefighters on hand. inside building 4 within the landmark Columbus Farmers Market complex, located off Route 206 in Columbus.įirefighters had a lot on their hands with today's high winds fanning the inferno. 03/01/83 NEW C ITY ( CONTINUE ) CITY PAIRS - NEW CITY ( CONTINUE ) Table 3 of. Crews battled a four alarm fire at a farmers market in Burlington County, New Jersey Tuesday afternoon. A four alarm fire engulfed the Columbus Farmers Market this afternoon.ĬOLUMBUS, N.J.
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