CAMDEN, N.J., July 10 -- Camden County issued the following news release:
On Wednesday, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed bill A2401 into law improving and enhancing safety measures at scrap metal facilities throughout the state of New Jersey. Assemblyman Bill Moen crafted this bill in response to a four-alarm fire that upended the Camden community and the region at an EMR facility in the fifth legislative district. This facility has been the home of more than 12 fires in the last five years and has created chaos in the surrounding neighborhoods.
The new law requires certain scrap metal businesses to install heat detection equipment capable of identifying potential hot spots before fires ignite, develop fire safety plans in coordination wi...