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. […]
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Bystanders aid driver from dump truck that rolled over, caused hazardous materials situation near Richmond
Bystanders helped free a driver from his dump truck after it rolled over and leaked a significant amount of fuel, causing a hazardous materials incident, on Route 31 near Richmond. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 5:13 p.m. Tuesday to Route 31 and West Solon Road in unincorporated Richmond for a report of a […]
Fuel tanker spills large amount of gasoline into sewer system in Hebron; cleanup could take days
Fire officials say a fuel tanker spilled a “large” but undetermined amount of gasoline into the sewer system in downtown Hebron Monday and cleanup could take days. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District began receiving reports around 9:30 a.m. Monday of a strong odor of gasoline at the Village of Hebron water treatment plant. Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire […]
Specialized fire crews investigating large fuel spill that sent gasoline into sewer in Hebron
HazMat teams from Lake and McHenry counties are actively investigating a substantial fuel leak that resulted in gasoline traveling into the sewer in downtown Hebron. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection responded around 11 a.m. Monday to the Fast Stop gas station, 10010 Main Street in Hebron, for a report of a hazardous conditions incident. Fire officials […]
HazMat technicians respond to chlorine leak discovered during routine check at water pump facility in Round Lake Beach
Public works crews conducting routine maintenance checks Friday morning discovered a leak from a chlorine tank at a Round Lake Beach water pump facility, prompting the response of over two dozen specialized HazMat technicians. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded at 10:27 a.m. Friday to a village water pump facility at 1641 Wood […]