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EPA inspects Newburgh‑area schools after chemical fire; several buildings cleared for reentry
Summary
District officials said the EPA inspected multiple Newburgh‑area schools after a chemical fire; three schools were cleared without special cleaning and playground equipment will be scrubbed before reentry pending guidance for other sites.
A district official told the board that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and local agencies inspected schools affected by a recent chemical fire and cleared Yankee Town Elementary, Sharon and Newburgh schools for reentry without special cleaning. "EPA was gonna be on‑site this afternoon and tomorrow," the official said, adding that EPA had already inspected the three…
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