BUILDING EXPLOSION AT NORTHSTAR METAL PRODUCTS ON MITCHELL RD AND GLEN ELLYN RD, GLENDALE HEIGHTS

MON APR 01 2013 ~12:06 PM
BLOOMINGDALE FPD
BOX ALARM/BUILDING EXPLOSION
591 MITCHELL RD GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL

MABAS DIVISION BOX ALARM FOR A BUILDING EXPLOSION. TWO VICTIMS. STAGING IS NORTH OF THE BUILDING ON GLEN ELLYN RD.

FIRE IN A METAL SHAVINGS HOPPER. FIRE COMMAND AT 12:20 PM REPORTS THE INCIDENT IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROLONGED INCIDENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ESCALATION. THE AFFECTED BUILDING IS 200X400 FT AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF GLEN ELLYN RD AND MITCHELL RD.

ADDISON, BARTLETT, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, GLEN ELLYN, HANOVER PARK, ITASCA, LOMBARD AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

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THE FIRE IS REPORTED BY FIRE COMMAND TO BE A CLASS D FIRE IN A DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM. CLASS D FIRES INVOLVE COMBUSTIBLE METALS. WATER CAN MAKE COMBUSTIBLE METAL FIRES WORSE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL SO SPREAD TO ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURES.

ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, NORTHSTAR METAL PRODUCTS, INC. IS A PRECISION SHEET METAL FABRICATION COMPANY.