finediony New Jersey news: Workers

Monday, September 17, 2012

Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- There is a call for area bodega workers to receive and wear bulletproof vests.

The idea comes after Jamil Bader Junior was killed during an attempted robbery at his family's store in Newark on Thursday.

Bodega Association Spokesman Fernando Mateo met with Newark Mayor Cory Booker Sunday about the proposal.

Mateo also said that bodega owners should be encouraged to own firearms.

Members of Bader's family joined Mateo at the meeting at Newark City Hall.

The mayor did not make any public comments.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Eyewitness NewsUNION (WABC) -- Two workers were burned, one seriously, in a flash gas explosion in New Jersey Monday morning.

The workers were installing new residential gas main at Union County Parkway and Azalea Road in Union at around 8:30 a.m.

They were connecting an existing main to a new one when there was a flash explosion.

One worker was burned seriously to the arms, chest and face area. That worker was rushed to the burn unit at St. Barnabas Medical Center

The other worker sustained less serious injuries. He was treated at the scene and refused to go to the hospital.

A small ensuing gas leak was capped by Elizabethtown Gas workers.

The injured workers were employed by Henkels & McCoy, a private contractor.

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