Crime & Safety
Montgomery Business Evacuated, 50 Checked For Chemical Reaction
The chemical odor was reported on March 1 at a business on Wall Street in Montgomery Township.
MONTGOMERY, NJ — A Montgomery business was evacuated and 50 people were evaluated by emergency personnel following a chemical reaction, police report.
On March 1, a strong chemical odor coming from a business on Wall Street was reported causing it to be evacuated, Montgomery Police report.
An investigation, done with the help of Somerset County Hazmat, found that a chemical reaction occurred as a result of the improper cleaning of a bottle that contained a chemical, Montgomery Police reported.
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More than 50 people were evaluated by Montgomery EMS, with help from Princeton EMS and EMS personnel from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.
Other responding units at the scene were: Montgomery Fire Company 2 and Rocky Hill Fire Department.
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