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HazMat 'Haze' Triggers Evacuation Of NJ State Police Building In South Jersey, Spokesman Says HazMat 'Haze' Triggers Evacuation Of NJ State Police Building In South Jersey, Spokesman Says
HazMat 'Haze' Triggers Evacuation Of NJ State Police Building In South Jersey, Spokesman Says A hazardous materials incident at New Jersey State Police offices in Mercer County was not as serious as it initially sounded, a NJSP spokesman said. A pool pump overloaded, causing a haze in the ground-floor gymnasium at 1040 River Road, the spokesman said. The haze set off a smoke alarm which prompted a brief evacuation of the building at 1040 River Road in Ewing, according to Sgt. Alejandro Goez. No one was hurt, Goez said. Area firefighters and a Trenton HazMat team responded shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday. There was no serious chlorine leak and nothing hazardous lingered around, Ha…

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by Jon Craig
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Fumes Clear High School In Bergen Fumes Clear High School In Bergen
Fumes Clear High School In Bergen An exhaust fan broke, filling part of Dumont High School with neutralized sulfur fumes Monday afternoon, responders said. Neither the Science Department teacher involved nor any students or staff were injured or exposed in the incident just before 2 p.m., responders said. Dumont Fire Chief Mark Abdulla called the incident a ventilation issue and not a spill. Also responding were members of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit and a New Milford Hazardous Materials team.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
200 Gallons Of Toxic Vapor Leak From Central Jersey Plant 200 Gallons Of Toxic Vapor Leak From Central Jersey Plant
200 Gallons Of Toxic Vapor Leak From Central Jersey Plant Nearly 200 gallons of an extremely potent vapor was leaked from a Central Jersey chemical plant, causing a near-lockdown for residents Sunday evening. The  titanium tetrachloride (TiCl) leaked from a distillation column at LyondellBasell on Meadow Road around 8:30 p.m., officials said. The situation was deemed under control around 10 p.m. TiCl is a volatile liquid that forms opaque clouds of titanium dioxide and hydrated hydrogen chloride after making contact with humid air. “The leak involved a product used as a catalyst for the production of plastic,” a company spokeswoman said. BRE…

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by Cecilia Levine