The long vacant Galaxie Chemical factory on Piercy Street, which was the site of a minor fire over the weekend, has 425 barrels containing chemicals, according to municipal and county officials.
Fire officials called the Passaic County Hazmat and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to investigate following their discovery on Saturday night.
“The DEP ‘s Bureau of Emergency Response is assisting Passaic County in inventorying materials, assessing the condition of the property and ensuring the site is secure,” said Larry Hajna, spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), on Monday afternoon. “The building contains a large quantity of dry pigments and dyes as well as many drums and various sized containers of liquid materials, mostly nonhazardous. No hazardous substances were involved in the fire.”