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Mendham Police pulled over the driver near the Mendham Village Shopping Center on East Main Street around 11:40 a.m. and “quickly learned that the driver was in respiratory distress,” Chief John S. Camoia said in a release.
The distress was found to be a result of the driver “inhaling chemicals at a local residence while conducting a mold remediation in a basement,” Camoia added.
Initial reports said the inhaled chemical was Chlorine Dioxide, though Camoia says it tested as Sodium Chlorine.
The first aid squad quickly responded while the Mendham and Brookside Fire Departments were sent to the home where the driver had been working to remove the exposed chemicals and ensure proper ventilation.
The driver was then airlifted via Atlantic Air One to St. Barnabas Medical Center for further treatment.
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