- SUN MAY 04 2014 ~8:39 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
DIESEL FUEL LEAK IN LAKE/LEVEL I HAZMAT
20TH ST AND DOCK R CHICAGO, IL
BC2 IN COMMAND REPORTS A BOAT LEAKING DIESEL FUEL AT THE LAKE MICHIGAN LAKE FRONT/BURNHAM HARBOR -- POSSIBLY AT DOCK R CLOSE TO MCCORMICK PLACE.
30-FOOT YACHT WITH A DIESEL LEAK. FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOWN IN THE BILGE AND DISCONNECTED SHIP'S BATTERY. FIREFIGHTERS STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AT 8:55 AM.
COAST GUARD ALSO RESPONDING.
NOTIFICATION TO EPA.
BC2 REPORTS HARBOR PATROL LAYING BOOM AROUND THE LEAK/SLICK AND YACHT "THE BRANCH OFFICE" R22??. SLICK SPOTTED BY CHICAGO POLICE HELICOPTER POSSIBLY 600-1000 FEET LONG BY 6 FEET WIDE.
COMPANIES (EXCEPT 5-1-1) PICKING UP AND LEAVING THE SCENE AT 9:57 AM.
ENGINE(S): E2, E16
SPECIAL: 5-1-1A, 5-1-1
CHICAGO PD MARINE 3.
CHICAGO PD MARINE 3.
WIND N 10 MPH
STAGING: 18TH ST ON THE WEST SIDE OF BURNHAM HARBOR.
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