SEVERE ARCING, EXPLOSIONS AT COM ED SUBSTATION NORTHEAST OF PERRIE GROVE APARTMENTS, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    SUN JAN 26 2014 ~6:45 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION ARCING
    OAKTON ST AND BONNIE LN ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE STATION 8 FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS STREET FROM COM ED SUBSTATION REPORT SEVERE ARCING AND EXPLOSIONS.

    ARLINGTONCARDINAL OBSERVES CONTINUOUS ARCING UNTIL ABOUT 7:39 PM WITH ARCING STOPPED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION.

    VIDEO: Arcing substation near high-tension lines.

    SOME DEBRIS FROM EXPLOSIONS, BUT HAZARD CONFINED TO POWER SUBSTATION. POLICE REPORT NO POWER LINES DOWN.

    NUMEROUS FIRE ALARMS ACTIVATED EARLY, BUT NO MAJOR POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN ELK GROVE VILLAGE.

    POLICE BLOCKED PERRIE DR NORTH NEAR THE AREA, AND POLICE BLOCKED SOUTHBOUND KENT AVE FROM OAKTON ST.

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