Thousands Powerless As Triple-Digit Heat Taxes Utilities, Torches NJ For 2nd Day

Thousands Powerless As Triple-Digit Heat Taxes Utilities, Torches NJ For 2nd Day

Thousands Powerless As Triple-Digit Heat Taxes Utilities, Torches NJ For 2nd Day - Across New Jersey, NJ - Temperatures from Newark Airport, all the way to the Jersey Shore, set records​ on Monday, reaching 101 degrees in some areas.

150 treated for heat exhaustion, 16 taken to hospital during N.J. graduation ceremonies, officials say

Two separate ceremonies were held outside by the Paterson School District on a day when temperatures climbed near 100 degrees.

Injuries From Extreme Heat Halt Graduation Ceremony

Soaring temperatures, including a 107 degree heat index, forced officials in Paterson, New Jersey to cut short a district-wide graduation ceremony after several attendees were sent to the hospital, prompting a citywide state of emergency.

MASS CASUALTY: Heat Sickens 150+ At NJ Graduation, Officials Say

Paterson’s graduation ceremonies turned dangerous Monday, June 23, when more than 150 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at Hinchliffe Stadium, city officials said.“The event was formally declared a mass casualty incident by th…