Alden Leeds Inc. Warehouse; Kearny, New Jersey

Kearny, New Jersey | 1993-Apr-10

Initial Notification: On April 10, 1993, the Alden Leeds Inc. warehouse caught fire in Kearny, New Jersey. The facility is located near Newark Bay, the Possaic River, and several major highways. The on-scene weather was 47?F, eight-knot winds from the southeast, calm seas, and overcast skies. The USCG was notified of the incident at 1305 by the Kearny Police Department, who told them the warehouse reportedly contained two million pounds of chlorine. The police evacuated all areas west of the facility. The Atlantic Strike Team (AST) and a USCG boat crew went to the scene and made Level B entries into the warehouse to assess the situation. USCG district 1. Keyword: none.