WED DEC 25 2013 ~1:10 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
GAS LEAK/LEVEL I HAZMAT
4452 WEST BELMONT AVE CHICAGO, IL
ENG 7 ON ARRIVAL REPORT A CAR IN A BUILDING WITH A GAS MAIN SEVERED AND ORDERS A LEVEL I HAZMAT. BC 7 IN COMMAND FOR AN AUTOMOBILE INTO A BUILDING AT BELMONT AVE AND KILBOURN AVE. VEHICLE RUPTURED A GAS LINE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WITH STRONG RUSH OF LEAKING GAS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND. A 2 1/2 INCH HOSE LINE ON STAND BY. PEOPLES GAS CALLED TO THE SCENE.
LEVEL I HAZMAT SECURED AT ABOUT 1:40 PM.
WIND S 14 MPH
BELMONT AVE AND CICERO AVE
HAZMAT UNIT 5-1-2 ON SCENE
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