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Leak That Stank Up Counties For A Week Has 'Fully Ceased,' South Jersey Officials Say Leak That Stank Up Counties For A Week Has 'Fully Ceased,' South Jersey Officials Say
Leak That Stank Up Counties For A Week Has 'Fully Ceased,' South Jersey Officials Say A chemical leak that stank up towns in several counties in South Jersey for a week has ceased, officials said. The TA Travel Center truck stop where the smell originated in a parked tanker truck has been reopened, according to the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management. (OEM) "The chemical reaction that took place in the vessel is believed to have fully ceased," the OEM said on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The leak gave off a rotten egg odor that lingered in Gloucester and Camden counties and across the Delaware River toward Philadelphia.  The fix has been confirmed with visual insp…

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by Jon Craig
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Town Hall Meeting Set For Mysterious Odor That Stank Up South Jersey Town Hall Meeting Set For Mysterious Odor That Stank Up South Jersey
Town Hall Meeting Set For Mysterious Odor That Stank Up South Jersey A town hall meeting is planned, in-person and via Zoom, on Tuesday evening, Aug. 16, in East Greenwich, Gloucester County to discuss last week's rotten egg odor caused by a chemical leak. The odor was first reported on Wednesday, Aug.. 10. It spread to several adjoining counties and across the Delaware River. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said that the widespread odor was coming from the Truck Stop in East Greenwich from a trailer containing about 7,000 gallons of Mercaptan that was venting.  The East Greenwich meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the mun…

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Mysterious Odor That Stank Up NJ Towns Expected To Linger For Days Mysterious Odor That Stank Up NJ Towns Expected To Linger For Days
Mysterious Odor That Stank Up NJ Towns Expected To Linger For Days A rotten egg odor caused by a chemical leak is expected to linger for days, Gloucester County officials said on Friday, Aug 12. Local officials initially assumed it might be a natural gas leak, saying they'd received numerous 9-1-1 calls on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The odor spread to several adjoining counties and across the Delaware River. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said that the widespread odor was coming from the Truck Stop in East Greenwich from a trailer containing about 7,000 gallons of Mercaptan that was venting.  "The chemical has a rotten egg s…

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by Jon Craig
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Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Treatment Center Residents In Atlantic County (DEVELOPING) Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Treatment Center Residents In Atlantic County (DEVELOPING)
Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Treatment Center Residents In Atlantic County (Developing) A chemical leak prompted the evacuation of about 170 drug treatment center residents in Atlantic County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The hazardous materials incident was reported before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 on Cantilion Boulevard in Hamilton, initial reports said. The residents were being moved from the John Brooks Recovery Center with help from the AtlantiCare Mass Casualty Task Force, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig