ERMA – On Thurs. June 10, at approximately 9:10am the Lower Township Police Department Received a report of a possible fire in a trash truck at the Lower Township DPW, located on Seashore Road in the Townships Erma section.
Investigation on scene determined that DPW workers observed white smoke coming from the back of a trash truck. Believing the contents of the truck may be on fire some of the trash from inside of the truck was dumped in the parking lot in order to extinguish the fire.
At that time several DPW workers reported feeling light headed as a result of breathing in the fumes that were coming from the truck.
Lower Township Police, Fire and Rescue units responded to the area and requested the assistance of the County Office of Emergency Management and the Counties Hazardous Material CBRN Unit.
Officials determined that discarded paint may have mixed with another chemical agent inside of the truck causing a chemical reaction releasing fumes.
Four DPW workers were evaluated on scene by the Lower Township Rescue, but did not require transportation to the hospital.
The Erma Fire Department stood by while the chemical was neutralized.
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