Edens Blocked: Crash On Edens Expressway At Dempster St (Route 58) Involves Hazmat Operation For Fuel Leak
Major traffic incident on the Edens Expressway at Dempster Street (Route 58) just before 9:30 p.m.
A semi-trailer truck was involved in a crash and is leaking fuel. Severe traffic delays on the Edens Expressway in both directions.
Illinois State Police, Skokie Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments with HazMat technicians are on the scene to correct the fuel leak.
Report from CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET below ...
FRI OCT 18 2013 ~9:29 PM
SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAZMAT BOX ALARM
42.039166,-87.764445 (EDENS EXPRESSWAY AND DEMPSTER RD SKOKIE, IL)
MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM ON BOX #16 H FOR A SEMI-TRAILER CRASH WITH LEAKING FUEL.
ENGINE(S): TWO ENGINES
TRUCK(S): SKOKIE
SQUAD(S): MORTON GROVE
EMS: SKOKIE
CHIEF(S): EVANSTON, MORTON GROVE
SPECIAL: DIVISION 3 ON-DUTY TECHS, SKOKIE TECHS
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: NILES ENGINE, LINCOLNWOOD ENGINE, NORTHFIELD ENGINE
STAGING AT SOUTHBOUND ON THE EDENS SOUTH OF DEMPSTER.
SEVERE TRAFFIC DELAYS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. VEHICLES ARE TURNING AROUND AND GOING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTIONS ON EXPRESS LANES.
GOOGLE TRAFFIC ALERT:
INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. DETOUR TRAFFIC OFF TO TOUHY AVE. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. ALL LANES AND SHOULDERS CLOSED.
STARTED: OCT 18, 2013, 9:29PM
EXPECTED TO END: OCT 18, 2013, 10:45PM
LIVE TRAFFIC MAP ...
http://maps.google.com/?q=42.039166,-87.764445+(edens+expressway+and+dempster+rd+skokie,+il)&t=h&z=15&layer=t
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A semi-trailer truck was involved in a crash and is leaking fuel. Severe traffic delays on the Edens Expressway in both directions.
Illinois State Police, Skokie Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments with HazMat technicians are on the scene to correct the fuel leak.
Report from CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET below ...
FRI OCT 18 2013 ~9:29 PM
SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAZMAT BOX ALARM
42.039166,-87.764445 (EDENS EXPRESSWAY AND DEMPSTER RD SKOKIE, IL)
MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM ON BOX #16 H FOR A SEMI-TRAILER CRASH WITH LEAKING FUEL.
ENGINE(S): TWO ENGINES
TRUCK(S): SKOKIE
SQUAD(S): MORTON GROVE
EMS: SKOKIE
CHIEF(S): EVANSTON, MORTON GROVE
SPECIAL: DIVISION 3 ON-DUTY TECHS, SKOKIE TECHS
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: NILES ENGINE, LINCOLNWOOD ENGINE, NORTHFIELD ENGINE
STAGING AT SOUTHBOUND ON THE EDENS SOUTH OF DEMPSTER.
SEVERE TRAFFIC DELAYS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. VEHICLES ARE TURNING AROUND AND GOING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTIONS ON EXPRESS LANES.
GOOGLE TRAFFIC ALERT:
INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. DETOUR TRAFFIC OFF TO TOUHY AVE. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. ALL LANES AND SHOULDERS CLOSED.
STARTED: OCT 18, 2013, 9:29PM
EXPECTED TO END: OCT 18, 2013, 10:45PM
LIVE TRAFFIC MAP ...
http://maps.google.com/?q=42.039166,-87.764445+(edens+expressway+and+dempster+rd+skokie,+il)&t=h&z=15&layer=t
Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ...
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Edens+Blocked:+Crash+On+Edens+Expressway+At+Dempster+St+(Route+58)+Involves+Hazmat+Operation+For+Fuel+Leak
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