Chlorine Plant Fire, Kearny, NJ; 55 Jacobus Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032, USA
55 Jacobus Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032, USA | 2019-May-18
Initial Notification: At 0100 hours on 18 May 2019, USCG Sector New York contacted the NOAA SSC about a fire at the Alden Leads Chemical Plant, Kearny, New Jersey, a facility that produces and stores chlorine. USCG requested a smoke plume model.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Granular Chlorine |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 50,000 pounds |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 44.12′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 74° 6.80′ West |