ROSELAND – Independent testing is confirming what many residents feared after the massive fire at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland: chemicals and metals from the blaze spread well beyond the facility. Scott Smith, a nationally recognized contamination expert, says his first round of results shows elevated levels of heavy metals in soot samples collected as far as six miles away. “When I got here that first day, there were kids and dogs running around the yard. I mean, the kids had, like, soot up to their knees,” Smith said. “That’s the most concerning thing I have. What are these people in the community exposed to? They deserve to know.” Unlike government contractors who tested soot diluted in water, Smith’s team analyzed the soot that fell directly into people’s yards. “We go

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