Tag: Middlesex County Hazmat
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Teen pilot escapes with minor injuries before Cessna plane engulfs in flames at Old Bridge Airport
OLD BRIDGE – A 17-year-old student pilot was attempting to land a single engine Cessna Skyhawk plane when it skidded off the runway and engulfed in flames at the Old Bridge Airport, according to Acting Chief Joseph P. Mandola, Jr. The incident occurred at 4:46 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the airport on Pension Road.…
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Middlesex County Hazmat lieutenant dies in line of duty
The Middlesex County Hazmat Unit reported the line-of-duty death of Lt. Donald J. Trout while responding to a call for service on Aug. 27. Trout was with the unit since 2002 and previously served as the supervisor for “A” Shift, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Firefighters Association. Recently, Trout was named as…
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Chemical leak at Lyondell Basell plant contained within two hours; two people treated for respiratory issues
EDISON – A chemical leak at the Lyondell Basell plant on Meadow Road last night, Aug. 23, was contained within two hours, according to Police Lt. Robert Dudash. The chemical leak of 200 gallons of liquid titanium tetrachloride, which the plant manufactures, occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, according to police. Two employees from…
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Five injured, one critical in serious chain reaction crash on Route 1 in Edison
EDISON — Five people were injured, including one woman who suffered “potentially life threatening injuries,” and two children, in a rush-hour collision on Aug. 22 between a tractor trailer and a minivan on Route 1, which set off a chain-reaction crash of six other vehicles, according to police Lt. Robert Dudash. The accident occurred…
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Two traffic trailers – including one carrying syrup – overturn off Exit 8A
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Clean up crews were called to the scene of a tractor trailer that spilled fuel off of a New Jersey Turnpike exit. Around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, a tractor trailer that had just come off of Exit 8A traveled on Cranbury-South River Road and then made a right onto Route 32…
