Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Aging Chlorine Tablets Cause Hazmat Scare Saturday Evening
Auguest 3,2013
Boyd A. Loving
8:10 PM
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood firefighters and police officers responded to a home located in the 200 block of South Pleasant Avenue early Saturday evening in response to a 911 telephone call reporting a chemical odor emanating from a residential garage.
Arriving firefighters quickly identified the odor’s source as a container filled with aging chlorine tablets, which were starting to sublime. On duty personnel from the Bergen County Department of Health and Human Services Hazardous Materials Division were quickly summoned to assist Ridgewood firefighters.
After an extensive evaluation and consultation period, it was determined that the safest method to dispose of the material was to release the container’s contents into the sanitary sewer system, followed by a significant flush of fresh water. This was safely accomplished after a portion of South Pleasant Avenue was closed to traffic and a manhole was opened. No one was injured during the incident.
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Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
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