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Re: The Heights: Hazmat crews evacuate several buildings for spill inside a dry cleaners at 304 Cent
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Chem spill evacuation on Central
Friday, November 17, 2006 By ALI WINSTON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER A chemical spill at a former dry cleaners on Central Avenue prompted the Jersey City Fire Department to evacuate area residents Wednesday evening. Last night, a cleanup was still in progress involving a hazardous materials crew from North Regional Fire and Rescue, and the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Hudson Regional Health Commission were monitoring the situation, officials said. The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a report of a hazardous materials spill just after 5 p.m. at a building on Central Avenue between Zabriskie and Hutton streets that formerly housed a dry cleaners on the first floor, Fire Department spokesman Andrew Johnson said. About a dozen residents were evacuated from seven surrounding buildings, including two people who were taken to the Jersey City Medical Center after experiencing difficulty breathing, Johnson said. Their conditions couldn't be determined last night. The chemical is believed to be perchloroethylene, the main solvent used in dry cleaning as well as in some aerosols, paints, and coatings. Lengthy contact with the material can lead to skin rashes, poor muscle control, respiratory difficulty and even loss of consciousness after extended exposure, officials said. The cleanup continued yesterday, said Karen Hershey, a DEP spokeswoman, who added she didn't know when the operations would be completed.
Posted on: 2006/11/17 7:48
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The Heights: Hazmat crews evacuate several buildings for spill inside a dry cleaners at 304 Central
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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4762227
Eyewitness News (Jersey City - WABC, November 14, 2006) - Eyewitness News has learned that hazmat crews are at a building in Jersey City for a chemical spill inside a cleaners and are now evacuating several buildings. Authorities say the spill inside a cleaners at 304 Central Avenue happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Hazmat teams were at the scene cleaning up the spill which occurred in the basement of the building. A short time after, however, officials say the same chemicals began to spill again. That's what hazmat teams began the evacuations. We're told no injuries have been reported.
Posted on: 2006/11/15 14:21
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