Morristown mayor says state Board of Public Utilities assures him it’s pressing for answers in library explosion

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The state Board of Public Utilities will “stay on until it finds the cause and solution” for the May 3 explosion at the Morristown & Township Library, Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty told the town council last night.

Yesterday the Mayor spoke with the BPU for the first time about the case, a conversation lasting about 15 minutes over the phone, he said. The board will ensure that experts hired by utilities to study the explosion do their jobs, the Mayor said.

But he added it’s unlikely the board will agree to Councilwoman Alison Deeb’s request for written reports on the progress of the library investigation. How the BPU will communicate its findings to the town is unclear, the Mayor conceded.

The library remains closed, as asbestos removal proceeds.

Librarians–who escaped the library only moments before the powerful blast–temporarily are working from a handful of locations, including a storefront across South Street from the library. Library officials hope at least part of the library can be re-opened by Labor Day.

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