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Firefighters Keep NJ Warehouse Blaze From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine Firefighters Keep NJ Warehouse Blaze From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine
Firefighters Keep NJ Warehouse Blaze From Reaching 50 Tons Of Chlorine UPDATE: Authorities on Saturday said they'd finally gotten a massive industrial complex fire in Passaic under control nearly a dozen hours after it broke out. More than 200 firefighters fought the 11-alarm blaze, which forced evacuations of nearby homes, sent potentially dangerous smoke into the air and prompted officials to urge residents to keep their windows closed. The smoke reportedly was spotted on weather radar. Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora called the fire “the worst that I’ve ever seen.” Fortunately, he said, firefighters were able to keep the flames from releasing toxic fume…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say
Fire Prompts Lehigh Valley Boil Water Notice That May Last Week Or Longer, Officials Say A large fire at a Lehigh Valley industrial park prompted a Boil Water notice that could last a week or longer, officials said. The Borough of Portland shared the notice to its Facebook page before dawn Thursday, stating that the advisory was necessary as a result of an overnight fire that caused low water pressure. While the water pressure was expected to return to normal later Thursday afternoon, residents may need to continue to boil water for at least a week, the borough says. Urgent! Notice Attention Residents and customers of the Portland Borough Authority, the Boroughs water sys…

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by Valerie Musson