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Grand opening ceremony of the newly designed and constructed Beesley’s Point Park Tuesday Oct 19, 2021. New to the park are a modern boardwalk area with shade pergola, newly paved parking, landscaping and lighting, and a picnic shelter with a rooftop observation area. With the opening of a d…
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Shoppers were cleared from the ShopRite in Marmora on Tuesday afternoon after alarms warned of elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
About 4 p.m., the Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and the Upper Township Division of EMS were dispatched to the building, where they confirmed elevated carbon monoxide levels throughout the building. Carbon monoxide has no smell and cannot be seen, but breathing it in can cause headaches, dizziness, confusion or even death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“After donning self-contained breathing apparatus, firefighters systematically checked all sources of potential carbon monoxide,” the Marmora fire company said in a statement. “Due to the large commercial structure involved, assistance was requested from Seaville Fire and Rescue and the Tuckahoe Volunteer Fire Company.”
Firefighters were able to isolate the problem, the volunteer company said. They secured the area and ventilated the building to bring down carbon monoxide readings to an acceptable level for store employees to return.
Crews were on scene for several hours.
The store will remain closed until ShopRite technicians can fix the problem, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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