A recycling company that was sued earlier this year by New Jersey is responsible for operating the barge that recently caught fire on the Delaware River, NBC10 confirmed.
On Tuesday, March 10, a barge that was carrying scrap metal caught fire in the Delaware Bay off the coast of Reedy Island in New Castle County, Delaware. The fire sent large plumes of smoke into the air and continued burning into Wednesday.
Crews moved the barge to a shallow cove about two miles off the New Jersey side of the river to help the first responders bring the flames under control…