Aerial view of the Chemical Control Corporation site in Elizabeth NJ before the fire. Before the April 21, 1980 fire, it was reported that over 50,000 drums of chemicals, ranging from dioxin, benzene, cyanide, toluene, ethylene dichloride and more, were present on the site. Photo: Rick DeGroot Written by Rick DeGrootFire Instructor at Chester County Dept of Emergency Services On April 21,1980, a...
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