WED AUG 05 2015 ~12:39 PM
WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT
GAS LEAK/EVACUATION
681 OLD BUFFALO GROVE RD BUFFALO GROVE, IL
VIDEO: Gas leak after landscaping equipment broke a gas pipe near a gas meter at Mallard Lake Apartments.
REPORT OF A GAS LEAK.
E23 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS GAS LEAK AND UPGRADES CALL TO CODE 3 FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EVACUATION.
LANDSCAPERS HIT GAS PIPE NEAR OUTSIDE GAS METER.
ENGINE CREW OFF WITH A STANDBY LINE.
WIND: CALM OR LIGHT AN VARIABLE.
LEAK SECURED WITH NICOR ON SCENE BY ABOUT 12:15 PM.
NO INJURIES REPORTED.
OLD BUFFALO GROVE RD WAS REOPENED BY ABOUT 12:30 PM, BUT ONE ENGINE CREW ON STANDBY WHILE NICOR CREWS WORK TO REPAIR PIPE.
UNITS ASSIGNED:
ENGINE(S): E23 E42
TRUCK(S): T24
CHIEF(S): BC24
EMS: A23 A24
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