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Highway closed after tractor trailer accident and spillParamus NJ

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NJ-17, Paramus, NJ 07652

According to the dispatch call, a highway was closed near NJ-17 in Paramus after an accident involving two tractor trailers caused a vehicle fluid spill. Emergency vehicles were directed through a nearby parking lot, and a command post was set up at a local gas station.

Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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00:29
Transcript:
00:00
I've got the highway shut down.
00:01
I'll get a survey to see.
00:02
We've got a vehicle fluid spill, two tractor trailers.
00:06
You can have your engines when they call in to come through the ShopRite parking lot near Chipotle to keep them off the highway.
00:15
We're going to need a hefty amount of street drive.
00:27
I've got a command post in the Speedway gas station, chief.

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Location mentioned:
NJ-17, Paramus, NJ 07652
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