US EditionCrews Responding to Explosion in Logan Township, New Jersey, Emergency Officials Say
- On Wednesday, Gloucester County Emergency Management dispatched first responders to Heron Drive around 3:00 p.m. after a building explosion and ordered a shelter-in-place.
- Hazmat teams and officials said the cause remains unknown and multiple agencies are investigating while monitoring burn-off of stored fuel and conducting air sampling.
- According to Camden County IAFF Local 3249, at least six people were injured and transported to Cooper University Hospital, while eyewitnesses reported someone emerging on fire and coworkers removing clothing to aid treatment.
- Officials lifted the shelter-in-place at around 4:50 p.m., ending the nearly two-hour advisory; Gloucester County Emergency Management said the blast caused extensive damage to the facility and a neighboring building.
- Reports pinpointed the blast at the Savita Naturals facility at 617 Heron Drive, with multiple fire crews dispatched to the Pureland Industrial Complex near Route 322 and Interstate 295 as video showed heavy smoke.
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Explosion at cocoa butter facility injures five, triggers shelter-in-place in Logan Township
LOGAN TWP., N.J. (WPHL) -- An explosion at an industrial facility in South Jersey injured five people and forced nearby residents to shelter in place on Wednesday afternoon. The blast happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Savita Naturals facility on Heron Drive in Logan Township, Gloucester County, sending flames and smoke into the air as [...]
4 critically injured in explosion at NJ cocoa butter processing facility
Police responded to dozens of frantic calls about an explosion that tore through a Savita Naturals factory in Logan Township, New Jersey just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Four people were wounded.
Commercial building explodes in New Jersey, multiple people injured and remain in critical condition | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
close Video Crews respond after building explodes in New Jersey A building exploded Wednesday in Logan Township, N.J., prompting a shelter-in-place order. (WTXF) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fire officials are investigating after a commercial building exploded Wednesday in Logan Township, New Jersey, injuring multiple people. Four Savita Naturals employees inside the building were injured, and remain in critical condition, acc…
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