POWER OUTAGE NEAR BENTON PL AND WESTSHORE DR AND E SOUTH WATER ST, CHICAGO

    WED APR 15 2015 ~10:05 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    POWER OUTAGE/"TYPE 2 STAGE 2 RESPONSE"
    WESTSHORE DR AND BENTON PL CHICAGO, IL

    LARGE POWER OUTAGE. ELEVATOR RESCUE(S). FIREFIGHTERS CHECKING ON ELEVATOR RESCUES AND ANY SPECIAL POPULATIONS THAT REQUIRE ELECTRICITY FOR LIFE SAFETY.

    OUTAGE AREA COVERED MICHIGAN TO WACKER TO LAKE SHORE DRIVE TO MONROE.



    MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE 44 FLOORS OF A HIGH-RISE ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGE.

    COMED ON SCENE BY 11:04 AM.

    INITIALLY POWER WAS BELIEVED TO BE COMING BACK ON ABOUT 12:15 AM.

    400 E SOUTH WATER WITHOUT POWER AT 11:26 PM. ENGINEER ON SCENE, ALL ELEVATORS CLEAR.

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    DETAILS RECEIVED ARE INCOMPLETE

    360 E RANDOLPH GENERATOR WITH LIMITED SERVICES.

    400 E RANDOLPH - 46-STORY HIGH-RISE

    155 N HARBOR POINTE GENERATOR NOT WORKING?? E42 IS STANDING BY WITH THEIR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP.

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    TYPE 2 STAGE 2 RESPONSE FOR 9 BUILDINGS WITHOUT POWER REQUESTED AT 11:57 PM. SCOPE OF PROBLEM POSSIBLY CONTRACTED BACK TO 3 BUILDINGS LISTED ABOVE.

    COMED REPORTS 1,486 CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT SERVICE NEAR WESTSHORE DR AND BENTON PL DUE TO DAMAGED POWER LINES.

    STANDBY GENERATORS WILL BE SET UP WITH 2-3 HOUR ETA FOLLOWED BY 2 HOUR SET UP.

    2-2-1 REPORTS COM ED INSPECTORS EN ROUTE AT 12:13 AM.

    3 ORIGINAL HIGH-RISE ARE THE SCOPE OF THE SCENE. COMPANIES AND COMED ON SCENE ARE AWAITING ARRIVAL OF A LARGE COM ED GENERATOR (UP TO 2 HOURS) WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A 2-HOUR INSTALLATION/SETUP.

    POWER RESTORED TO 400 E SOUTH WATER AT 2:16 AM.

    COM ED POWER OUTAGE MAP SHOWS NO OUTAGE  IN THE AREA AT 6:00 AM.

    RUNDOWN:
    ENGINE(S): E13 E42 E98

    TRUCK(S): T3 T11 T6 T19

    SQD1 CV271

    RIT: BC1 T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC1 BC3 2-2-1

    EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??


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