Several Businesses Destroyed In Sayreville Strip Mall Fire

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- An early-morning fire ripped through a strip mall in Sayreville, destroying at least three businesses.

A pizzeria, liquor store and dry cleaners were completely wiped out by the blaze, which broke out around 5:30 a.m. Thursday on Main Street, 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck reported.

Fire Chief Vincent Waranowicz said they had serious problems getting water on the fire.

"We did not have enough water to be able to put out this fire," Waranowicz said. "We just kept losing pressure, we don't know why. We don't know if there's ice in the line, we don't know if there's something with the line itself. We actually had to shut down the roadway to be able to get a hydrant on a different system."

All of the businesses in the strip mall have been affected in some way,Waranowicz said. At least six sustained water and smoke damage.

Dana Fischer, owner of Isabella's Hair Salon, said she is in absolute shock.

"I couldn't even speak this morning, my sentences were unclear to everybody calling," Fischer said. "Obviously our busy season's coming up with proms and stuff like that so we're anxious to get back on our feet as quickly as we can."

"I cried," Jacqueline Viola, owner of Furry N' Fabulous Pet Salon, told CBS2's Andrea Grymes. "I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe how bad it was."

No injuries were reported.