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Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company
Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that broke out Friday afternoon at a Wayne adhesive and sealant company. Pallets were reported burning around 2 p.m. at Royal Adhesives & Sealants on Burgless Place off Route 23. Firefighters responding to the two-alarm blaze knocked it down within 15 minutes. Plant managers told responders there were no hazards other than rubber burning. A hazardous materials unit was requested as a precaution. Royal Adhesives & Sealants says it manufacturers “high performance adhesives, sealants, encapsulants and polymer coatings.”
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Massive Christmas Morning Fire Destroys Mahwah Building Supply Company
UPDATE: Authorities reported no casualties in a massive pre-dawn Christmas fire that ripped through a commercial building in Mahwah and continued burning hours after it broke out. What became a five-alarm blaze broke out around 4:40 a.m. at Arzee Building Supply on Franklin Turnpike next to the Ramapo River. Members of all five Mahwah fire companies were assisted by nearly 20 others from surrounding Bergen and Rockland county towns, along with police and EMS units, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Seven elevated streams were in operation in the building, which began to collapse within an …
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Exclusive
: Package That Closed GWB Was Phony Pipe Bomb, Investigators Say
A suspicious package that closed the George Washington Bridge for more than two hours during Thursday night's rainstorm was actually a phony pipe bomb, Daily Voice has learned. The "inert device" found in the upper level's eastbound lane next to the median on the New Jersey side had a pipe bomb casing -- a symmetrical cylinder with two tied caps at either end -- but not all of the other components necessary to make it explosive, investigators said. Whoever called in the report may have been the person responsible for placing it there, investigators suspect. It was the only call police rece…
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway
A truck driver lost control of his tractor-trailer in Rockland County, crashing off-road and striking a rock, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel, and forcing a road closure for several hours in Blauvelt. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department received a report shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, when a Freightliner tractor-trailer heading west on Clausland Mountain Road went off-road, crashing onto private property. Police said that due to the collision, two 120 gallon diesel fuel tanks began to leak, along with other fluids from the engine of the tractor-trailer. …
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
No Joke: Soda Bottle 'Bombs' Found At Route 46 Industrial Park In Hasbrouck Heights
Two improvised devices made with soda bottles and a combustible concoction brought the Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad to an industrial complex just off Route 46 in Hasbrouck Heights Tuesday night, responders said. The building was evacuated before the tactical unit did a controlled detonation of the so-called soda bottle bombs and a hazardous materials unit removed them, they said. The sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Authorities didn't immediately say what was inside. An investigation into who was responsible was continuing, they said. "Works bombs" hav…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker, 19, Cutting Oil Tank Critically Burned In Garfield Flashback
A 19-year-old worker was critically burned on the lower half of his body after a flashback Tuesday afternoon while he was cutting an oil tank from the ground in Garfield, authorities said. “It appears that as he was cutting the tank with a saw,” Garfield Police Capt. Richard Uram said. “The sparks may have ignited the fuel, causing a flash.” “It does not appear they had a permit to remove the tank at this time,” Uram said. The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with burns over nearly 50% of his body, responders said. OSHA and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials…
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized
A machine left running while an East Rutherford plant was being evacuated for a chemical spill sparked a fire sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday, authorities said. A vapor cloud and fumes that people in the area said smelled like chlorine were reported at the Diamond Chemical Company around 1:30 p.m. Homes and businesses were evacuated in the area surrounding Diamond Chemical, located at the corner of East Union and Dubois Street. Shelters-in-place advised on the east side of Rutherford from Ridge Road to Meadow Road and in Lyndhurst east of Orient Wa…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Same Kearny Chlorine Plant That Had 4-Alarm Fire In May Ablaze Again
A fire broke out Wednesday night at the same Kearny chlorine plant where there was a four alarm blaze in May. Crews had most of the fire at the Alden Leeds plant on Jacobus Avenue knocked down by 9:50 p.m., local police said. Jersey City's Hazardous Materials Unit was on scene as well. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
330-Gallon Acid Spill Sends Sewer Plant Worker, Police Officer To Hospital
A Parsippany sewer plant worker and responding police officer were hospitalized following a chemical spill Thursday, authorities said. Peroxyacetic acid -- which is highly corrosive -- leaked from a faulty valve on a 330-gallon storage container at the Edwards Road facility around 2 p.m., Parsippany Police Sgt. Brian Conover said. The worker sustained minor chemical burns and the officer reported symptoms consistent with chemical exposure, were decontaminated and taken to Morristown Medical Center, police said. The two patients were both later released. Par-Troy EMS, Rockaway Neck First Ai…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Officer Suffering Reaction To Cleaning Products Brings HazMat Response To Parsippany Home
The Morris County Hazardous Materials unit was called to a Parsippany home after an officer responding to a call had a physical reaction to cleaning products, authorities said. An officer noticed a strong smell of ammonia while responding to the Upper Rainbow Trail home on a report of possible criminal mischief around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Parsippany Police Sgt. Brian Conover said. The officer's throat began burning and his eyes were watering as the homeowner explained he cleans up after his two dogs with bleach, police said. Fire and emergency service officials were called to the scene…
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Chemical Smell Sickens Workers In Monsey
Workers at a Monsey business were treated for dizziness and other ailments after being exposed to a chemical smell that turned out not to be a hazardous material. Spring Valley police responded to the area of 6 Melnick Drive, in Monsey, around 12:40 p.m., on Wednesday, June 19, for a possible hazardous materials situation, said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. A preliminary investigation found that workers in the building were experiencing itchy throats, and dizziness from an unknown liquid coming from the suite above theirs, Galli said. The building was evacuated and th…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Police Officer Rushed To Hospital After Incident In Westchester
A police officer was rushed to the hospital early in the morning after suffering a medical event. The officer, who is assigned to the Yonkers Police Department's 3rd Precinct, was transported to a local area hospital on Monday, June 17 and is currently in stable condition, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said. "The incident is under investigation," Politopoulos said. "Out of an abundance of caution, hazardous materials crews responded to ensure the safety of our members and the public; preliminary results indicate there were no hazardous materials found, and there …
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