UNDERGROUND VAULT (COM ED) ELECTRICAL FIRE NEAR WABASH AND ROOSEVELT; STREET CLOSURES

FRI FEB 08 2013 ~5:52 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
FULL STILL ALARM
1132 SOUTH WABASH CHICAGO, IL

FULL STILL AT WABASH & ROOSEVELT. ENG 1 CALLS FOR A FULL STILL AND REPORTS A COMED VAULT ON FIRE. VAULT COVER BLEW OFF, SIGNIFICANT SMOKE ISSUING FROM UNDERGROUND VAULT. FIREFIGHTERS WITNESS TWO ADDITIONAL VAULT COVERS "LET GO" AT ABOUT 6:08 AM.

WAITING FOR COM ED UNDERGROUND VAULT SPECIALIST. COM ED ON THE SCENE ABOUT 6:24 AM.

VAULT TURNED OVER TO COM ED AFTER ALL SMOKE AND FIRE CLEARED AT ABOUT 7:04 AM.

SOUTHBOUND WABASH IS CLOSED FROM 11TH STREET TO ROOSEVELT

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