Crime & Safety
Building Evacuated on Report of Possible Sulfuric Acid Leak
Worker said he smelled odor in basement of 45 N. Broad St. Sunday afternoon; building's roof holds cell antennas
Ridgewood emergency responders evacuated a downtown commercial office building Sunday after a report of a possible sulfuric acid leak from a battery.
According to Cpt. Robert Kozielski, a worker in the basement of 45 N. Broad St. smelled an odor he suspected was sulfuric acid just before 3:30 p.m.
The building's basement contains assorted batteries and other equipment for the Nextel cell antennas on the roof, according to officials.
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Bergen County HAZMAT was called to the scene and after ventilating the building, the agency allowed occupants to return shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
There were no reports of illness or injury, and carbon dioxide readings in the buiding were low, responders said.
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