SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
GARBAGE TRUCK FIRE
WEST FRONTAGE RD AND HIGGINS RD SCHAUMBURG
REPORT OF A GARBAGE TRUCK ON FIRE BY THE OFF RAMP FROM SB ROUTE 53.
REPORT OF AN EXPLOSION OF A TANK. CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS.
E52 REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING AT 3:47 PM.
E52 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A FULLY-INVOLVED GARBAGE TRUCK FIRE -- DROPPING A 2 1/2-INCH LINE.
WEST FRONTAGE RD SHUT DOWN AT WOODFIELD RD.
CAB IS BURNED OUT AND FIRE ENTERED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, WHICH IS ABOUT TWO-THIRDS FILLED WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS.
FIRE IS OUT AT ABOUT 4:03 PM.
garbage truck caught on fire at woodfield pic.twitter.com/92pSqkJ7q3
— hol (@hollly_xx) November 25, 2014
RUNDOWN ...
ENGINE(S): E51? E52 E54
SQUAD(S): SQD55
CHIEF(S): BC5 502
EMS: A52
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