A congressman from New Jersey is calling for a federal investigation into the Jan. 14 chemical plant fire in Passaic that spewed tons of chlorine into the air, and the near disaster that followed ...

Firefighters were able to get the fire under control before it reached an area of the plant that houses the highest concentration of chemicals, averting mass evacuations.

PASSAIC — Gov. Phil Murphy visited the Eastside Firehouse in Passaic on Monday to commend firefighters for their heroism during Saturday's harrowing chemical plant fire.

The fire at Majestic Industries and the Qualco chemical plant in Passaic was in buildings housing plastics, pallets and chlorine, officials said, but catastrophe was averted.

The 11-alarm fire started overnight at the Majestic Industries facility in Passaic and spread to a nearby Qualco chemical plant.

Firefighters were able to keep the flames from a massive fire at an industrial complex in Passaic, New Jersey away from the main chemical plant.

An 11-alarm fire that could have become an environmental disaster broke out at a warehouse and chemical plant in Passaic, New Jersey, on Friday night. The smoke from the fire was so heavy that it ...

The fire at Majestic Industries and the Qualco chemical plant in Passaic was in buildings housing plastics, pallets and chlorine, officials said, but catastrophe was averted.

PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A dramatic fire near a chemical plant burned through the night and into Saturday in northern New Jersey but led to no evacuation orders or serious injuries — just heavy ...