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Warehouse; kearny, new jersey

Alden Leeds Inc · NOAAORR-6936

issued
1993-04-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-04-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-04-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.725, -74.117
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Alden Leeds Inc. Warehouse; Kearny, New Jersey.
Kearny, New Jersey.
1. 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.
2. COMMODITY: CHLORINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.725N 074.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6936: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6936

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  1. East river, hallets point1993-03-14 → 1993-03-28
  2. East rockaway inlet1993-03-15 → 1993-03-29
  3. Warehouse; kearny, new jersey this message1993-04-10 → 1993-04-24

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