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GARBAGE TRUCK HITS LOW POWER LINE TO STREET LIGHT ON BEVERLY LN, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

FRI MAY 27 2016 ~3:18 PM
Arlington Heights Fire Department
Garbage Truck vs Low Power Line
746 N Beverly Lane Arlington Heights, IL


Garbage truck hits power line Arlington Heights.

Groot garbage truck crash low power line connected to a street light.

Impact snapped and brought down the wood streetlight pole. There was also possibly a transformer atop the street light pole which fell into the garbage truck bin.

The transformer was leaking mineral oil, which was initially an unknown chemical leak dripping over the garbage truck diesel saddle tanks.

Firefighters checked for live power lines, diked the fluid leak when it was an unknown chemical, and used adsorbent material to collect the leaking fluid.

ComEd has several crews on the scene for repair.

Groot responded immediately with managers and a vehicle repair crew.

No residents lost power.

UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E2

CHIEF(S): BC1


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