TEANECK, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A Hazmat team responded to a report of a downed drone in New Jersey on Monday as the state continues to reel from safety concerns after weeks of drone sightings, only for officials to discover that the object in question was a toy.
High winds carried a child’s toy drone out of control, blowing it onto a neighbor’s roof and prompting a response from the Teaneck Fire Department, according to Police Chief Andrew McGurr.
Recently implemented protocols led to Bergen County Hazmat and the Bergen County Bomb Squad responding to the scene, McGurr said.
The fire department is now required to make specific notifications when responding to calls regarding drones, and McGurr said that the reports “made the call appear to be more serious than it was.”
Fire officials safely recovered the drone. No injuries nor property damage were reported.
While officials have said that nothing about the drone sightings across New Jersey and surrounding areas have suggested a national security or public safety threat, the FBI, Homeland Security and state agencies have been investigating.