FRI OCT 18 2013 ~9:29 PM
SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAZMAT BOX ALARM
EDENS EXPRESSWAY AND DEMPSTER RD SKOKIE, IL
MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM ON BOX #16 H FOR A SEMI-TRAILER CRASH WITH LEAKING FUEL. TWO SADDLE TANKS ARE LEAKING FUEL. THE SEMI-TRAILER CONTAINS A NON-HAZARDOUS LOAD. THE BOX ALARM WAS STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 10:16 PM.
VIDEO: Recovery operations included dragging the tractor of the semi-trailer truck across lanes of northbound I-94 (Edens Expressway) Friday night.
ENGINE(S): TWO ENGINES
TRUCK(S): SKOKIE
SQUAD(S): MORTON GROVE
EMS: SKOKIE
CHIEF(S): EVANSTON, MORTON GROVE
SPECIAL: DIVISION 3 ON-DUTY TECHS, SKOKIE TECHS
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: NILES ENGINE, LINCOLNWOOD ENGINE, NORTHFIELD ENGINE
STAGING AT SOUTHBOUND ON THE EDENS SOUTH OF DEMPSTER.
SEVERE TRAFFIC DELAYS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. VEHICLES ARE TURNING AROUND AND GOING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTIONS ON EXPRESS LANES.
GOOGLE TRAFFIC ALERT:
INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. DETOUR TRAFFIC OFF TO TOUHY AVE. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. ALL LANES AND SHOULDERS CLOSED.
STARTED: OCT 18, 2013, 9:29PM
EXPECTED TO END: OCT 18, 2013, 10:45PM
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