100 firefighters tackle blaze at former Singer sewing machine factory

Smoke rises south of the New York borough of Manhattan as a warehouse burns in Elizabeth, New Jersey (Craig Ruttle/AP)

More than 100 firefighters battled a blaze on Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer sewing machine factory for more than a century.

A passer-by reported the fire around 5.30am, Mayor J Christian Bollwage said.