SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHEMICAL SPILL/HAZMAT LEVEL I
1100 W SCHAUMBURG RD SCHAUMBURG, IL
REPORT OF A SPILL IN A CHEMISTRY LAB. CREW WHILE RESPONDING REQUESTING CHEMICAL NAME -- POSSIBLY A FORMALDEHYDE RELATED CHEMICAL. THE CHEMICAL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE METERING THE ROOM WITH ZERO OR NEAR READINGS.
TWO INJURIES DESCRIBED AS "VERY MINOR" AT THIS TIME -- REPORTED AT ABOUT 1:47 PM.
SIXTEEN STUDENTS BEING EVALUATED AFTER REPORTING HEADACHES -- REPORTED AT ABOUT 1:56 PM. A53 IS SECOND AMBULANCE TO THE SCENE.
ENGINE(S): E51
TRUCK(S): T53
SQD55
CHIEF(S): BC5, 502
EMS: A51, A53
Schaumburg #police PIO on scene at HS as FD checks on Hazmat. MINOR isolated chemical spill in a science room. NO injuries. No Evacuation
— Villageof Schaumburg (@SchaumburgIL) May 12, 2014
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