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. HazMat personnel entered the building and found a small leak in the crossover pipe and were able to fix it.
The road was closed and nearby residents were notified.
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.
