An extensive investigation into the massive fire that destroyed the Marcal Paper Co. plant in January has yielded no answers to what caused the blaze.
The nine-alarm fire Jan. 30 destroyed 31 of the 36 buildings at the Marcal Paper complex in Elmwood Park. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office interviewed more than 100 Marcel Paper employees, outside workers, neighbors and witnesses of the fire, along with people who saw the fire at various points before it was extinguished, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Response Team assisted the prosecutor's office with their investigation. They tried to determine what caused the fire and where it started.