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Semi-truck load shifts, results in hazardous materials incident with leaking acid on Interstate 90 near Marengo

A semi-truck hauling pallets of vehicle batteries had its load shift, causing the batteries to become damaged and leak acid onto Interstate 90 near Marengo Monday afternoon. The Hampshire Fire Protection District and Pingree Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:35 p.m. Monday to the area of Interstate 90 east of Route 23 near Marengo […]

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HazMat technicians respond to ammonia leak that prompted evacuation at manufacturing plant in Woodstock

Employees were evacuated after an ammonia leak prompted the response of two dozen fire departments at a Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in Woodstock Monday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:21 p.m. Monday to Kraft Heinz’s Claussen Pickle Company at 1300 Claussen Drive in Woodstock for an activated trouble alarm. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication […]

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Acid spill prompts hazardous materials response at Hunt Club Park Aquatic Center in Gurnee

A chemical spill prompted a hazardous materials response at the Hunt Club Park Aquatic Center in Gurnee Thursday morning ahead of the water park’s season opening this weekend. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 6:30 a.m. Thursday to Hunt Club Aquatic Center, 900 Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for a report […]

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70 employees evacuated after chemical reaction results in ‘vapor plume’ inside facility near Cary

70 employees were evacuated after chemicals were mixed incorrectly and caused a vapor plume inside a manufacturing plant near Cary Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 7:47 a.m. Tuesday to Wells Concrete, 4012 Northwest Highway in unincorporated Cary, for a call of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived in five […]

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1 hospitalized, over a dozen fire departments respond to chemical situation in Spring Grove

Over a dozen fire departments responded to a neighborhood in Spring Grove after a pool company employee was injured during a chlorine reaction incident Monday evening. The Spring Grove Fire Department responded around 6:45 p.m. Monday to the 8700 block of Galleria Court in Spring Grove. Spring Grove Fire Chief Paul Klicker told Lake and […]