THU FEB 27 2014 ~11:00 AM
ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GAS LEAK/APARTMENT EVACUATION
WELLINGTON AVE AND CHEEKWOOD DR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
PROLONGED ACTIVE NATURAL GAS LEAK WITH HIGH LEVELS IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING. COM ED CALLED TO SCENE TO CUT POWER FROM EXTERNAL LOCATION TO PREVENT IGNITION. NICOR TO THE SCENE TO WORK ON GAS LEAK. ACTIVE GAS LEAK PAST 5:30 PM.
WARMING BUS FOR EVACUATED RESIDENTS.
WINDS N 16 MPH AT 11:00 A.M. AND SHIFTED TO THE W AT 8 MPH AT 5:51 PM. THE INITIAL WEST WINDS FOR THE DAY WERE OBSERVED AT ABOUT 3:51 PM.
A GAS ODOR WAS INVESTIGATED AT A SECOND LOCATION AT ABOUT 4:40 PM IN THE 1100 BLOCK OF DRIFTWOOD. FIREFIGHTERS WERE CHECKING GAS LEVELS AT THE SECOND BUILDING. THERE WAS NO WORD ON ANY EVACUATION OF THE SECOND BUILDING AS OF 6:00 P.M.
ENGINE(S): E7 E10
TRUCK(S): T7
EMS: A7
CHIEF(S): BC2 202 200
SPECIAL: WARMING BUS
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