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330-Gallon Acid Spill Sends Sewer Plant Worker, Police Officer To Hospital 330-Gallon Acid Spill Sends Sewer Plant Worker, Police Officer To Hospital
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant
Unknown Substance Leaks Bring HazMat Response To Boonton Chemical Plant A hazardous materials team responded to a Boonton chemical plant Wednesday morning after three drums were found to be leaking an unknown substance during a scheduled fire inspection, authorities said. Substance samples from a pair of unlabeled 55-gallon drums and a third marked as flammable, at Adron Inc. on Fanny Road, indicated no direct hazard to the public, Parsippany Police Sgt. Brian Conover said. Parsippany police, Morris County Haz-Mat, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (Fire and Environmental Unit), NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Rockaway Neck Fire D…

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Police: Parsippany Student Injured Trying To Climb Out Window During Lockdown Police: Parsippany Student Injured Trying To Climb Out Window During Lockdown
Police: Parsippany Student Injured Trying To Climb Out Window During Lockdown A Parsippany Hills High School cut himself while trying to climb out a first floor window during a Friday morning lockdown, authorities said. The student was treated for the minor injury by EMTs and during the lockdown, which had ended as of 9:55 a.m., Parsippany police said. The lockdown was in response to a perceived threat at Parsippany Hills High School, the BOE said.  "The situation has been secured and Parsippany Police are handling the matter," the statement says. The PHHS lockdown is separate from the Morris County School of Technology lockdown, which students on Snapchat sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Overturned Dump Truck, Vehicle Fire Cause Parsippany Delays Overturned Dump Truck, Vehicle Fire Cause Parsippany Delays
Overturned Dump Truck, Vehicle Fire Cause Parsippany Delays A dump truck that overturned in Parsippany Wednesday morning caused delays along Route 80. The 9 a.m. accident closed multiple highway lanes due to debris east of Exit 42, causing delays of up to 25 minutes. Eastbound lanes were reopened shortly after. Route 46 was also temporarily closed as of 11:30 a.m. due to a vehicle fire between Parsippany and Waterview boulevards, Parsippany police said. One lane had been reopened as of 1 p.m. A vehicle fire closed Route 46 in Parsippany Wednesday.Parsippany PD Above photo courtesy of Parsippany police.

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by Cecilia Levine