SINKHOLE ALERT? LARGE MANHOLE COLLAPSE WITH BOOM AT NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND MENARD AVE, CHICAGO

FRI MAY 09 2014 ~11:25 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
MANHOLE COLLAPSE/WATER MAIN LEAK/BOOM
NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND MENARD AVE CHICAGO, IL

TL23 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS WITNESSES REPORTED A LARGE BOOM AND FELT GROUND SHAKE UNDERNEATH AS MANHOLE COLLAPSED.

TL23 REPORTS IT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE STREET IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE -- REQUESTING POLICE RESPONSE WITH SUPERVISOR.

BC11 REPORTS A LOT OF WATER ENTERING A BUILDING IN THE AREA AND AN UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATIONS POSSIBLY AFFECTED.

TRUCK(S): TL23

CHIEF(S): BC11

5366 NORTH NORTHWEST HIGHWAY.

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