Firefighter sent to hospital as crews continue to deal with chemical fire in Carthage
WWNY Carthage, West Carthage residents told to shelter in place due to chemical fire By 7 News Staff | January 19, 2021 at 3:20 PM EST - Updated January 19 at 9:51 PM
CARTHAGE, N.Y. (WWNY) - A firefighter is in the hospital tonight as emergency crews continue dealing with a chemical fire at an old paper mill between Carthage and West Carthage.
Carthage Fire Chief Brian Draper told 7 News an unknown liquid chemical is burning inside the old Island Paper Company on Tannery Island.
He said Jefferson County’s hazardous materials team and the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s spill response team are on the scene.