EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT FOX VALLEY SYSTEMS PAINT/PAVEMENT MARKING COMPANY ON INDUSTRIAL DR, CARY

WED MAR 06 2013 ~1:32 PM
CARY FPD
BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
640 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE CARY, IL

MABAS DIVISION 5 BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL BOX 5-281 FOR AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. WITNESSES NEARBY REPORTING ONE OR MORE EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SMOKE. THREE PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL(S) WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

WITNESSES REPORT "HALF OF THE BUILDING IS GONE". AT LEAST ONE MAN WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE BUSINESSES ON THE BLOCK HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

BUSINESS IS FOX VALLEY SYSTEMS -- A MANUFACTURER OF PAINT AND SYSTEMS FOR PAVEMENT MARKING SYSTEMS.

NUNDA, CRYSTAL LAKE, BARRINGTON AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID ...

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EXPLOSION CAUGHT ON VIDEO (6:52): Explosion with debris flying and heavy smoke from a commercial building where paint and paint striping systems are manufactured at 640 Industrial Drive in Cary, Illinois (VIDEO CREDIT: 3GSTORE.COM).