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.
#Grayslake, IL: Two civilians have been transported, after a haz-mat situation at a dry cleaners. #lakecounty #hazmat pic.twitter.com/7VI84WBoKL
— Captured News (@CapturedNews) April 24, 2014
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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