What to Know
- An explosion released a vapor cloud at a fire-damaged pool chemical company in New Jersey
- A fire broke out at the Alden Leeds chlorine plant in Kearny on Friday
- The Pulaski Skyway was shut down in both directions due to the smoke on Friday and Saturday
An explosion on Sunday released a vapor cloud at a pool chemical company in New Jersey that was damaged in a serious fire days earlier, officials said.
The explosion at the Alden Leeds chlorine plant on Jacobus Avenue in Kearny sent a vapor cloud into the air on Sunday afternoon, the Kearny Fire Department said.
A dispatcher said they believed they had the situation under control. A hazmat unit and two fire boats were on the scene.
On Friday night, a fire at the same chlorine plant shut down the Pulaski Skyway in both directions until Saturday afternoon.
The outbound covered roadway of the Holland Tunnel was also temporarily closed as a result of the smoke.
The smoke could be seen as far away as Bay Ridge and other areas of Brooklyn.
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It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the blaze.
The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management advised resident to keep their windows closed due to concerns about the fumes spilling out of the plant.
