- A fire broke out at a chemical plant in New Jersey.
- Passaic Mayor Hector Lora asked residents to stay away from the area near the Qualco chemical plant.
- Lora is also advising residents nearby to close their windows because of the smoke.
A massive fire broke out in a chemical plant in Passaic, New Jersey, on Friday night.
In a Facebook Live Passaic Mayor Hector Lora asked residents to stay away from the area near the Qualco chemical plant on 225 Passaic Street, by Route 21 and the Passaic River.
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The mayor also asked residents nearby to close their windows because of the amount of smoke.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated and no injuries have been reported yet.
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