EMS BOX FOR A NATURAL GAS LEAK AT EDISON SCHOOL ON WHEATON AVE NEAR ELM ST, WHEATON

MON JUN 02 2014 ~12:25 PM
WHEATON FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS BOX ALARM/GAS LEAK AT SCHOOL
1125 S WHEATON AVE WHEATON, IL

MABAS DIVISION 12 BOX ALARM LEVEL 2 ON BOX #38 FOR A GAS LEAK AT A SCHOOL WITH 20 PATIENTS.

PRINCIPAL WANTS STUDENTS CHECKED AFTER A GAS LEAK FROM A VALVE OCCURRED AT A LINE FEEDING A SCIENCE ROOM. THE GAS LEAK WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF ELECTRIC POWER BROWNOUT. THIS IS NOT CONFIRMED.

APPROXIMATELY 20 STUDENTS CHECKED WITH MANY TRANSPORTED IN APPARENTLY GOOD CONDITION (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT).

A STORM WENT THROUGH THE AREA AND BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE IS A CONNECTION AT THIS TIME.

PRIOR TO BOX: MEDIC 28, MEDIC 68, MEDIC 27, MEDIC 7, MEDIC 31, MEDIC 39

MEDIC 38 IS TRIAGE.

BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL AT 12:50 PM
EMS: GLEN ELLYN MEDIC 61, WARRENVILLE MEDIC 12, WEST CHICAGO MEDIC 5, LOMBARD MEDIC 45, ADDISON MEDIC 73

CHIEF(S): BC38

STAGING: ELM ST AND WHEATON AVE

AMBULANCES FROM CHANGE OF QUARTERS ASSIGNMENTS ARE RESPONDING TO THE SCENE. AMBULANCES THAT HAVE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITALS ARE ALSO RETURNING TO THE SCENE.

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