Paterson, New Jersey incident

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An incident on April 8, 1998, at Morton International, Inc., in Paterson, New Jersey, resulted in nine injuries. Residents in a 10- by 10-block area around the plant sheltered-in-place for up to 3 hours, and an estimated 10,000 gallons of contaminated water ran off into a nearby river (USCSB, 2000). 

On April 8, 1998, a runaway reaction during the production of Automate Yellow 96 dye initiated a sequence of events that led to an explosion and fire at the Morton International, Inc., plant in Paterson, New Jersey. On the day of the incident, flammable materials were released as the result of an uncontrolled rapid temperature and pressure rise in a 2,000-gallon kettle in which ortho-nitrochlorobenzene and 2-ethylhexylamine were being reacted. Nine employees were injured in the explosion and fire, including two seriously. Potentially hazardous materials were released into the community, and the physical plant was extensively damaged. 

USCSB, 2000. Investigation Report, Chemical Manufacturing Incident, Morton International, Inc., Paterson, New Jersey, April 8, 1998, No. 1998-06-I-NJ. 

A Reactive Chemical Incident Morton International, Paterson, New Jersey, David Heller and William Hoyle... 

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