Fire breaks out at Kearny chlorine factory for 2nd time in 3 months

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
KEARNY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Firefighters in New Jersey battled a fire Wednesday night at the same chlorine plant that was the scene of a fire in May.

The Kearny Fire Department responded to the fire at a factory at 55 Jacobus Avenue, under the Pulaski Skyway.
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Jacobus Avenue, which has several industrial businesses, was evacuated. Hazmat units were called to the scene.

No injuries have been reported.
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The building manufactures and stores chlorine tablets that are used in swimming pools.

The fire in May caused the Pulaski Skyway to be closed for hours.

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