A security official said that the two were accused of illegally storing goods.

The disaster was caused when expired oxygen canisters illegally stored in the cargo hold started a fire.

A chemical distribution company with a long record of pollution violations has been convicted on criminal charges of illegally storing and dumping hazardous wastes at its plant here.

It recently closed a garage near the Port Authority Bus Terminal that illegally stored highly combustible propane gas tanks for food vendors.

The tire dump held over 7 million illegally stored tires and was allowed to burn for over two years before it was extinguished.

And in Newark, a 67-year-old chemical company president spent about two weeks in jail recently after being convicted of illegally storing and releasing hazardous waste.

Prosecutors have said they intend to bring criminal charges against those who illegally stored or sold fireworks.

On the day of his acquittal, fresh charges were brought against him by CID Law and Order detectives for illegally storing grain.

After a grand jury investigation and FBI raid on the facility, three Rocketdyne officials pleaded guilty in June 2004 to illegally storing explosive materials.

In 1995, the Department of Agriculture was fined $111,000 for illegally storing hazardous chemicals here.