Passaic County Man's Mishandling Of Pool Chemicals Hospitalizes 6, AG Says

A Clifton man and his employer, Arch Pool Management, face criminal charges after mislabeled chemical containers at a North Brunswick fitness center led to a toxic gas release that sent six people to the hospital. A delivery driver, Jonathan Ball, unknowingly mixed hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite when he filled a mislabeled barrel, creating the dangerous gas that caused serious injury to at least one person and significant injury to five others.