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If You Hear A Siren Around the DMB Tonight… Don’t Be Alarmed.

Jessie Micchelli February 11th, 2020
HASTINGS, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 20: The match sirens are seen on top of a car during the Nepean Football Netball League Grand Final match between the Crib Point Magpies and the Sorrento Sharks at Thomas Barclay Oval on September 20, 2014 in Hastings, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

This is just a test….

 

If you hear a loud noise ringing right around the Delaware Memorial Bridge, do not be alarmed. It is only a test. Croda Inc will test its new community alarm system at its Atlas Point chemical plant tonight (2/11/20) at 7 pm. The alarm will consist of a steady tone that will go on for about two minutes.

If you are within a one mile radius, you should be able to hear the alarm. Communities such as Collins Park, Swanwyck Gardens, Holloway Terrace, and Simonds Garden along the Route 9 Corridor, DMB, and I-295 will be able to hear the alarm.

Community members sought a better warning system after reverse 911 calls reached less than 1/3 of the people and businesses that needed to know to shelter in place back in 2018 when a leak released more than 2600 pounds of toxic gas into the air.