A major fire department and hazardous materials response was sent after a machine caught on fire inside a large manufacturing plant in Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 1:15 p.m. Monday to KNAACK, 420 East Terra Cotta Avenue in Crystal Lake, for a report of smoke inside the building. […]
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Hazardous materials response dispatched to nitrogen tank leak outside of Lake Zurich manufacturing plant
Fire officials say a good Samaritan spotted a white cloud from a nitrogen tank leak, prompting a hazardous materials response to be dispatched to a manufacturing plant in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 12:15 p.m. Saturday to FETCO, 600 Rose Road in Lake Zurich, for a smoke investigation. Lake Zurich […]
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HazMat team dispatched after substance found leaking in Northwestern Medicine office building in Lake Forest
A hazardous materials team was dispatched to investigate what was initially an unknown leaking substance causing a fog inside a medical office building in Lake Forest Monday evening. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 6:42 p.m. Monday to Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital McGaw Medical Building, 800 North Westmoreland Road. Lake Forest Deputy Fire […]
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Coroner releases identities of 2 men left dead in separate crashes near Harvard, Woodstock
The coroner has released the identities of a 35-year-old man and a 50-year-old man who both died in separate crashes an hour apart near Harvard and Woodstock Tuesday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:52 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and South Hughes Road in […]
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Sheriff releases new details in two separate crashes near Harvard, Woodstock that left 2 men dead
The sheriff’s office has released new details in the two separate crashes that occurred an hour apart outside of Harvard and Woodstock that left two men dead Tuesday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:52 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and South Hughes Road in […]
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Man dies after crash involving pickup truck, commercial truck near Woodstock
A man died after a crash involving a pickup truck and a commercial truck that resulted in a hazardous materials response near Woodstock Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:52 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and South Hughes Road in unincorporated […]
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Local, federal authorities investigating antisemitic hate crime after letter delivered to Highland Park home
Police and the FBI are investigating a hate crime after a Jewish household in Highland Park received a threatening letter, prompting a hazardous materials response. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to the 900 block of Marion Avenue for a report of a suspicious letter. City […]
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Hazardous materials response team dispatched to chlorine leak at water treatment facility in Barrington
Numerous fire departments and a hazardous materials response team were sent to a chlorine leak at a wastewater treatment facility in Barrington Tuesday morning. The Barrington Fire Department responded around 6:53 a.m. Tuesday to the Village of Barrington Wastewater Treatment Plant, 302 Raymond Avenue, for a report of a hazardous materials incident. A chlorine leak […]
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1 transported to hospital after acid leak inside manufacturing plant in Wauconda prompts HazMat response
Authorities say one person was transported to the hospital after an acid leak prompted a hazardous materials response at a manufacturing plant in Wauconda Tuesday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and Wauconda Police Department responded around 10:43 a.m. Tuesday to Synergy Flavors, 1500 Synergy Drive in Wauconda, for a report of a hazardous materials leak. […]