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Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished Near Meadowlands Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished Near Meadowlands
Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished Near Meadowlands 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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Worker Injured In East Rutherford Chemical Accident Worker Injured In East Rutherford Chemical Accident
Worker Injured In East Rutherford Chemical Accident UPDATE: A worker was severely injured when he was splashed with chemicals at plant in East Rutherford on Thursday, responders said. The worker suffered injuries that included inhalation burns when he apparently was splashed by hydroflouric acid while hooking a hose to a vat at Diamond Chemical Company on Dubois Street off Union Avenue near Route 17, responders said. A medical chopper flew him to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Diamond Chemical, which has a 150,000-square-foot complex on 12 acres, makes cleaning and sanitizing products for various industrial and institutional us…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized Machine Running In East Rutherford Chemical Plant Evacuation Sparks Fire, 2 Hospitalized
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine