YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A chemical leak and fire at a suburban New York beauty products warehouse Tuesday may have been caused by a forklift mishap, officials said, warning neighbors to stay indoors. Commuter trains were temporarily stalled in the area ahead of the evening rush hour.

The trouble began around noon at a facility in Yonkers, a city of about 211,000 people on the Hudson River just north of New York City’s Bronx borough. Firefighters believe a forklift damaged a container while moving products around the tightly packed space, and the container leaked a chemical of some sort, Fire Commissioner William Fitzpatrick said at a news conference.

Voice and email messages were sent to a hair and skin products company that operates from the address.

Fitzpatrick said firefighters arrived

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