Fire ravages PepsiCo factory in New Jersey

A blazing inferno at the PepsiCo factory in Piscataway, New Jersey was finally stifled by firefighters as of Wednesday morning – leaving two firefighters injured, local sources reported.

"On Tuesday evening, a fire started outside of the Pepsi plant and warehouse in Piscataway, NJ. Details of how the fire started will be investigated. First responders are on-site working to ensure the fire is controlled and quickly put out. All employees and people who were in the facility have been evacuated with no injuries,” PepsiCo said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to local sources, the fire is believed to have started at the back of the building at around 6:30 p.m. and, after multiple propane tanks exploded, flames and heavy black smoke were seen rising towards the sky. Although there were workers in the building at the time the fire first started, they were able to escape.

"Out of nowhere, I hear boom, boom, boom, and it sounds like it's the neighbors upstairs just slamming on the ground but then we go outside and we see that it's like explosions from the place," an eyewitness told ABC 7.

"I saw all this fire, the explosion, everything, all this smoke coming from the sky. It was pretty amazing to me, I've never seen that much black smoke, thick smoke in the sky," another eyewitness said.

Although the fire was under control by 11 p.m., multiple crews worked throughout the night to put out hot spots, The Asbury Park Press reported. Officials reportedly are still working to determine the cause of the fire.