NEW WINDSOR – A chlorine leak at the New Windsor water filtration
plant brought Orange County and West Point HazMat teams to the 233 Riley
Road facility at 6:10 a.m. on Wednesday.
The employee who had noticed the leak was outside the building when first
responders arrived.
The road was closed and nearby residents were notified.
HazMat personnel entered the building and found a small leak in the crossover
pipe and were able to fix it.
The filtration plant worker was treated by New Windsor Ambulance personnel
as a precaution.
Mobile Life Support Services ambulance also responded as protocol with
Orange County HazMat.
