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Level II Haz Mat incident in Chicago, 8-6-14

Tim Olk spent seven hours at yesterday’s Haz Mat Level II .

From the Chicago Tribune:

Streets near U.S. Cellular Field were closed [Wednesday], along with the CTA Red Line stop at 35th Street, as emergency crews worked to contain the leak of about 500 gallons of muriatic acid from a truck, officials said. Muriatic acid also is known as hydrochloric acid, and is widely used in industry, including plastic and steel manufacturing.

A Level II hazardous materials [alarm] was called by the Chicago Fire Department about 12:30 p.m. for the leak near 35th Street and Wentworth Avenue. No one was injured in the incident. The fire department was able to slow the leak while pouring water on the truck and using what’s know as a mobile ventilation [unit] to keep the fumes away from the field and a nearby CHA senior housing building. A second truck was brought in to offload the acid and make the area safe, according to fire officials.

Chicago Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team unit

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Chicago Fire Department hazardous materials team working at a chemical spill

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Chicago Fire Department command board

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Chicago Fire Department hazardous materials team working at a chemical spill

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Chicago Fire Department fire engine on a hydrant

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Chicago Fire Department hazardous materials team working at a chemical spill

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Chicago Fire Department hazardous materials team working at a chemical spill

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Chicago Fire Department hazardous materials team working at a chemical spill

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Chicago Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team unit

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Chicago Fire Department mobile command post

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Countryside FPD 2nd Alarm haz mat box 3-19-14

The Countryside FPD requested a 2nd Alarm Hazardous Materials Box this morning after a truck trailer tipped over in Vernon Hills. The Daily Herald has this information:

A section of one of central Lake County’s busiest roads was shut down for several hours Wednesday, snarling morning rush-hour motorists, after a truck’s trailer tipped over in Vernon Hills.

No one was seriously injured in the 6:20 a.m. accident on Route 60 at Butterfield Road, said Batallion Chief Kevin Wodrich of the Countryside Fire Protection District.

The truck was pulling two trailers. One of the trailers tipped onto its side as the truck was turning from southbound Butterfield Road onto eastbound Route 60, Vernon Hills police said.

The Con-way Freight truck was hauling two 300-gallon tanks of potassium hydroxide and two 300-gallon tanks of phosphoric acid, the fire department said in a news release, and the tanks leaked. A hazardous-materials team stopped the leaks so workers could clean up the mess.

Tim Olk was at the scene and submitted several images.

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heavy wrecker tow truck

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heavy wrecker tow trucks upright truck trailer

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heavy wrecker tow trucks upright truck trailer

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Haz Mat Box Alarm in Itasca, 11-4-13

From ABC7:

An ammonia leak in Itasca led to the evacuation of buildings downwind of the ITW building, located at 1349 Bryn Mawr in the northwestern suburb.

Employees noticed the leaking tank and called officials at 9:22 a.m. HAZMAT crews responded.

There are no reports of injuries or illness. The evacuated buildings are all businesses, not residential, officials said.

Tim Olk submitted images from the scene.

Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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Ammonia leak leads to evacuations in Itasca.

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