Posts Tagged ‘barge fire’
Update: Salvage Operations Completed On Fire-Scorched Scrap Metal Barge
Salvage operations have been completed on a barge that caught fire two weeks ago while it was making its way up the Delaware River.According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the barge has been removed from the shallow waters of the Delaware Bay of the coast of New Jersey. The Coast Guard provided an escort as…
Read MoreUpdate: Kent Co. Limited State Of Emergency Terminated; Barge Fire Salvage Continues
The limited State of Emergency issued for Kent County due to Monday’s barge fire has been terminated.Governor John Carney declared the limited state of emergency to make special resources available to support local emergency management agencies and first responders.The barge carrying scrap metal and old appliances caught fire early Monday morning near where the Delaware…
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