Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Firefighters Investigate HAZMAT Incident Near Route 176, Walkup Avenue
Several area departments, including Algonquin, assisted with the call.
(Video and photo by Tyler Tobolt)
UPDATE: 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23
The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department has determined a 55 gallon drum filled with chemicals is safe in its current location until a remediation company can properly remove it.
Batt. Chief Robert Kohley said firefighters were called to John Crane, Inc., 29-31 Burdent Dr., Crystal Lake, at about 7:30 p.m. Monday. Workers at the company were concerned about an unexpected chemical reaction relating to the contents of the pressurized drum.
Kohley did not disclose the name of the chemical materials in the drum.
Hazardous material technicians from the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System were requested to evaluate whether the unexpected chemical reaction posed a danger to people or the property.
At 11 p.m., the MABAS team determined the drum was safe in its current location until it could be removed by a remediation company at a later time, Kohley stated in a news release.
No injuries were reported, but the area of Burdent Drive, Walkup Avenue and Second Street was filled with a multitude of fire trucks, medical emergency vehicles and mechanical trucks for nearly four hours.
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Original Story, Posted Monday 10 p.m.:
The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called to John Crane, Inc., located at 29-31 Burdent Dr. in Crystal Lake, at about 7:45 p.m. Monday for a possible HAZMAT incident.
Several area fire departments arrived at the scene. As of 10:30 p.m., only a few fire and emergency vehicles remained on site, according to a witness.
Responding departments include: Wauconda Squad, Harvard Squad, Lakewood EMS - Techs: Algonquin, Cary, Woodstock, Mchenry, Huntley, Spring Grove, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Barrington, Wauconda - Mechs: Cary, Fox River Grove - Liaison Huntley, Team Leader Wauconda - Haz-Mat 5, Decon 4, SRT Mechanices Truck, Command 2, ATV 5, COQ: Algonquin Eng, Wonder Lake EMS.
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