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Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford
Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit was summoned to an overnight fire at a chemical plant in East Rutherford. The blaze at Diamond Chemical Company on Dubois Street at Union Avenue just off northbound Route 17 ignited shortly after 3:30 a.m. Firefighters had the main body knocked down within minutes. Officials declared it under control less than an hour later. No injuries were reported. It was the third incident in less than three years at Diamond Chemical, which manufactures cleaning and sanitizing products for various industrial and institutional uses -- including laundry, hous…