One firefighter was injured by debris and transported to hospital, Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost Sr. said during a Facebook live briefing held by the Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora. Authorities said there were multiple structures on fire at the Qualco Chlorine building, a pool chlorine manufacturing company. The facility has a combined 100,000 square feet of production space, the mayor said.
"Most of the building where the fire originated has collapsed, the fire chief said. Read MoreEarlier, Lora urged residents who lived near the fire to keep their windows and doors closed. Passaic, a city of about 70,000 people, is about 12 miles from New York City.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy urged residents to stay safe."If you live nearby, keep your windows closed," he said on Twitter.
Massive ? Fire 🔥Friday night.. ? Friday night
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If only someone was able to extinguish that fire using a giant swimming pool.
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