A huge fire broke out at a New Jersey chemical plant Friday evening, sending massive plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
However, Mayor Lora told NBC New York that the fire did not reach the company that was housing the chemicals, crediting firefighters for preventing that from happening. A fire chief said that the portion of the structure where the chlorine was stored"seems to be under control." Had the fire reached the chemicals, then evacuations could be in order and the situation would have been much worse, Lora told NBC New York.
A large number of firefighters from surrounding towns were called in to help battle the flames, which shot up into the night sky and were easily visible from cars traveling on Route 21, which were passing just feet from the inferno. Video from social media showed the flames shooting even higher than the elevated highway, as cars drove past. The highway has since been closed.
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