TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVER ON OUTBOUND DAN RYAN NEAR 79TH ST, CHICAGO -- TRAFFIC BLOCKED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD

SAT FEB 01 2014 ~5:37 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVER
I-94 AND 79TH-83RD ST CHICAGO, IL

NOT A LEVEL 1 HAZMAT, BUT 5-1-1 CALLED TO THE SCENE. TANKER LOADED WITH PRODUCT. TWO MEDICAL REFUSALS. TANKER WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY BE UPRIGHT, ACCORDING TO IDOT.

ALSO REPORTED AS 83RD AND THE DAN RYAN. E17 STANDING BY AT 18TH AND LAFAYETTE AT ABOUT 2:10 PM. A14 RESPONDING FOR STANDBY AT ABOUT 2:18 PM.

225 IN COMMAND REPORTS TRAILER AND TRACTOR ARE UPRIGHT AT ABOUT 3:00 PM. ACETYLENE TORCHES ARE BEING USED TO CUT THE TRAILER AWAY FROM THE TRACTOR JUST AFTER 3:00 PM.

CHECK THE PHOTO SEQUENCE OF AN 11-HOUR DAY TO CLEAR UP AN OVERTURNED TANKER ...




TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVER ON OUTBOUND DAN RYAN NEAR 79TH ST-81ST, CHICAGO pic.twitter.com/fV7ChS3m2j
— ChicagoFireMap (@ChicagoFireMap) February 1, 2014


ENG(S): 122

EMS: A24

CHIEF(S): 2-1-31

HAZMAT 5-1-1 RESPONDING.

MAJOR TRAFFIC INDICENT

GOOGLE MAPS TRAFFIC ALERT
ROAD CLOSED DUE TO ACCIDENT ON I-94 AT W 79TH ST

INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. ACCIDENT. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. ALL LANES AND SHOULDERS CLOSED.
STARTED: FEB 1, 2014, 6:23AM

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