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Hazmat Box in Warrenville, 8-17-23 (more)

Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:

A dangerous chemical spill in the western suburbs prompted a HAZMAT response Thursday evening, when a toxic and deadly gas was accidentally concocted during routine pool maintenance.

Just before 5:30 p.m., the Warrenville Fire Department responded to The Westlyn apartment complex in the 28000 block of Diehl Road and the call was soon upgraded to a box alarm, prompting a response from HAZMAT technicians in surrounding communities.

Fire officials confirmed that chlorine and muriatic acid were spilled by accident. The dangerous combination creates chlorine gas.

Hazmat technicians made entry into the building to contain, neutralize, and remove the product from the building where they discovered a hazardous vapor cloud.

A spokesperson with the complex said that a maintenance team was restocking pool supplies when there was a mixture of chemicals that caused a reaction in a mechanical room.

It led to a massive emergency response and an hours-long evacuation.

Firefighters used a large portion of the parking lot during their response, as their setup outside was just as important as it was to get inside to contain the spill.

On their way out, the HAZMAT team followed a rigorous decontamination process.

Firefighters ventilated the building, and just after 7 p.m. residents were able to return to their apartments.

Four people were treated and released by paramedics for non-life threatening injuries.

Several surrounding fire departments responded to assist Warrenville firefighters, including Wheaton, Lisle-Woodridge, Downers Grove, Boilingbrook and Naperville.

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Hazmat Box in Warrenville, 8-17-23

This from Daniel Hynd:

Warrenville FPD responded to an apartment building on Diehl Rd on the evening of 8-17-23 for a chemical spill inside the pool area. Hazmat teams from Naperville, Lisle-Woodridge, Downers Grove, Bolingbrook, and Argonne National Lab were able to mitigate the spill within 2 hours.  

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Haz mat incident in Boone County, 11-12-22

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Boone County Fire District 2, anhydrous ammonia leak from two tanks on a farm at Garden Prairie & Marengo Road

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Haz Mat in Wheeling, 7-31-21

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Wheeling Hazmat Incident at 120 W Palatine Rd

Wheeling Hazmat/EMS box 7/31/21 at 120 W Palatine Rd

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Chlorine Leak in Barrington, 8-4-19

Photos from Tim Olk at the scene of a 3-Alarm Haz Mat Alarm at 200 S. Hough Street in Barrington 8/4/19

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Hazardous Materials incident in Niles, 5-23-19

Excerpts from the Journal-Topics.com:

Niles firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 12:32 p.m. at the Microlink plant, 6457 Howard St., when they found a small fire in the northwest area of the building. Firefighters found that workers were cleaning a 30-gallon drum containing phosphorus at or near the area of the fire, causing phosphine gas to release from the drum. Phosphine gas is poisonous and an irritant if inhaled.

About 40 workers evacuated the plant when automated alarms in the building sounded. Although everyone from the plant had evacuated by the time firefighters arrived, several employees were unaccounted for causing firefighters to search the building. Those workers were later found safe outside the plant.

Several workers were evaluated, but none were transported to the hospital. Firefighters deployed hazardous material decontamination pools.

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Hazardous materials incident in Lincolnshire, 5-23-19

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

The Lincolnshire Police Department said officers responded to a community pool at 445 Village Green at about 2:20 p.m. for reports of two unresponsive teenagers. When officers arrived, they found the teens unconscious but breathing. They were taken to Lutheran General Hospital in serious condition.

The initial investigation suggested there was a chlorine gas leak or a carbon monoxide leak after servicing the pool earlier in the day. Firefighters and hazardous material teams focused on the clubhouse near the pool where the boy and girl were found. Some of them inhaled the poisonous fumes in the process. A total of 14 people ended up being transported to area hospitals for treatment: six police officers, four firefighters, and four civilians, including the two original victims.

Fire Chief Tom Krueger said two of the devices they use to measure hazardous materials at the pool were broken due to the high levels of poisonous gas in and around the clubhouse and pool. He said in his 19 years on the job he had never seen anything like that before.

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Tanker rollover with Hazmat in Des Plaines, 5-8-19 (more)

Here are some shots of the spill mitigation and uprighting of the tanker from the Tanker rollover with Hazmat in Des Plaines, 5-8-19

Overturned tanker truck uprighted by Schmitt's Truck Repair

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Overturned tanker truck uprighted by Schmitt's Truck Repair

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Level II Haz Mat in Aurora, 6/3/17

This from Dave Weaver:

6/3/17 AURORA – Level II HazMat (Internal) Hydrochoric acid leak Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center 828 Montgomery Rd. – Video by Dave Weaver

At 6:17 p.m. on 6-3-17 the Aurora Fire Department responded to a hazardous material incident in the 800 block of Montgomery Road. Upon arrival firefighters found an unknown substance leaking from a small out-building next to the main pump house for the aquatic center. The incident was escalated to a Level II Hazardous Material Response which brought the Aurora Fire Department Hazardous Material Team to the scene. Upon investigation it was determined that the substance was hydrochloric acid, a chemical used to raise the pH of water in swimming pools. It was estimated that between 5 to 10 gallons of product leaked from a 30-gallon poly tank. The leak was noticed by an employee and 911 was called immediately. There were patrons swimming at the facility at the time of the incident and they were quickly evacuated by employees before the fire department arrival without incident. The hazardous materials team used sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the product rendering it safe for cleanup. The cause of the leak was due to a 500-gallon poly tank that was filled the day before. It is uncertain why, however the 500-gallon poly tank started to backfill with water from a pool water line and started to push product into the 30-gallon poly tank which resulted in it spilling over. At this time there is no specified dollar loss for this incident and there were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters.

SOURCE: Capt. Jim Rhodes, Public Information Officer, Aurora FD

 

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Chicago Haz Mat Level I, 7-24-16

This from Tim Olk:

Chicago Fire Department Level 1 Haz-Mat car vs semi with saddle tank diesel leak – Firefighters responded to West 103rd Street for a truck leaking diesel fuel in the sewers. Temps were 115 with the heat index.

Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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Chicago FD haz mat techs clean diesel fuel spill from ruptured saddle tank

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