Antioch police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:19 PM Monday July 24, 2017 to a report a chemical spill at an automotive company, 874 Anita Avenue Antioch, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a 10,000 gallon spill of unknown substance at the location.
A MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #21-40 for a chemical spill at 8:33 p.m. The Hazmat response was elevated to a 2nd Alarm at 9:15 p.m.
Police on arrival about 8:19 p.m. reported the spill started on Friday and was reported to authorities when the business owner arrived on the scene. The chemical might have involved ferric chloride (not confirmed, assumed on pronunciation heard on radio).
Google listing for the address shows Carlo Radiator & Automotive Service. Dispatch named the location as “Keefer Automotive.”
Cleanup of the chemical leak continued Tuesday morning, and crews from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency responded to investigate the spill.
The facility was reported to be a manufacturer in the Antioch Industrial Park,
Antioch Fire officials said there was no risk to the surrounding community, and Antioch Police officials said there was no significant exposure to Sequoit Creek, less than 30 feet from the property line.
No information about the identity of the chemical or the circumstances involved in the spill were released to the public. The chemical has possibly not been identified.
FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …
Antioch District 21 Assigned
ENGINE(S): E212 E211
TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL ??
SQUAD(S): SQD ??
TENDER(S): Tender 211
RIT: BC ?? T ??
CHIEF(S): BC21 2100, 2102
EMS: A ?? A ??
BOX UNITS ASSIGNED …
ENGINE(S): Spring Grove FPD
TRUCK(S):
SQUAD(S):
TECH(S): Round Lake FPD
Fox Lake Fire Department
Libertyville Fire Department
Countryside FPD
Waukegan Fire Department
Gurnee Fire Department
Mundelein Fire Department
Wauconda Fire District
Abbot Labs Fire Department
Newport Township FPD
EMS: Richmond Township FPD
Lake Villa Fire Department
CHIEF(S): Round Lake FPD
Fox Lake Fire Department
Wauconda Fire District
SPECIAL: HazMat 4, DECON 4, SRT Mechanics Truck, Quad 2 Rehab, MABAS 4 Rehab Bus, Command 2, ATV 4
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Round Lake Engine, Fox Lake Ambulance, Lake Villa Chief
STAGING AT SCENE
2ND ALARM AT 9:15 PM
ENGINE(S): ??
TRUCK(S): ??
SQUAD(S): Gurnee Fire Department
TENDER(S): Newport Township FPD
TECH(S): Beach Park Fire Department
Zion Fire-Rescue Department
Lake Forest Fire Department
Lake Zurich Fire Rescue
Buffalo Grove Fire Department
McHenry Township FPD
Barrington Countryside FPD
EMS:
CHIEF(S):
SPECIAL: Hazmat 5, UCP 13, Light Tower 4, Air 5
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ??
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