CHEMICAL SPILL AT A1 CLEANERS ON BELVIDERE RD NEAR ST GILBERT CHURCH, GRAYSLAKE -- HAZMAT LEVEL 2

    THU APR 24 2014 ~3:14 PM
    GRAYSLAKE FPD
    HAZMAT BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL
    322 EAST BELVIDERE RD GRAYSLAKE

    MABAS DIVISION 4 HAZMAT BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL ON BOX #27-79 FOR A CHEMICAL SPILL AT A DRY CLEANERS BUSINESS A1 CLEANERS.

    POSSIBLY AT LEAST ONE VICTIM WITH "CHEMICAL BURNS."

    THE MOST COMMON CHEMICAL OF CONCERN IN THE DRY CLEANING BUSINESS IS PERCHLOROETHYLENE -- THE CHEMICAL THAT HAS THE "SWEET" ODOR.

    PERCHLOROETHYLENE CAN DISSOLVE FATS IN THE SKIN -- CAUSING SKIN IRRITATION -- AND IS A POTENTIAL SOIL CONTAMINANT.

    GRAYSLAKE HAS A TWITTER ACCOUNT, BUT 90 MINUTES INTO THE INCIDENT THERE WERE NO UPDATES ABOUT THE HAZMAT INCIDENT. NO CONFIRMATION OF THE CHEMICAL WAS AVAILABLE AS OF 5:00 PM (Twitter.com/grayslakefire).

    BELVIDERE RD BLOCKED BETWEEN LAKE ST AND WESTERFIELD PL.



    BOX ALARM COMPANIES ...

    ENGINE(S): LIBERTYVILLE

    SQUAD(S): FOX LAKE

    TENDER(S): HAZMAT TECHNICIANS: ROUND LAKE, GURNEE, MUNDELEIN, LIBERTYVILLE, FOX LAKE, WAUCONDA

    EMS: COUNTRYSIDE, LAKE ZURICH

    CHIEF(S): MUNDELEIN TEAM LEADER, ROUND LAKE

    SPECIAL: REHAB 2, HAZMAT 2, COMMAND 2, HAZMAT 4, DECON 4, HAZMAT 5

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: LAKE VILLA ENGINE, LAKE VILLA MICU, COUNTRYSIDE ENGINE, MUNDELEIN MICU, NORTH CHICAGO ENGINE

    STAGING: ST. GILBERTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

    STRUCK OUT AT 4:57 PM; UNITS ON SCENE STILL WORKING.

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