Totowa - Massive Oil Spill At The Passaic River

Totowa, N.J. - Authorities on Sunday were responding to the release of more than 9,000 gallons of refined oil into the Passaic River, causing a spotty slick stretching from Wayne to Paterson N.J.

Passaic County Sheriff's Department Spokesman Bill Maer said the leak started from a ruptured tank at a materials manufacturer in Totowa.

The oil continued to enter the Passaic on Sunday afternoon through the tributary, said sheriff's department Capt. James Hearney.