Car crashes into home, causing gas leak in Bartlett
Neighboring homes were evacuated while fire crews isolated the natural gas leak and stretched a hose line as a precaution for fire suppression.
Neighboring homes were evacuated while fire crews isolated the natural gas leak and stretched a hose line as a precaution for fire suppression.
A leak was to blame for the mysterious smell in the south suburbs. On Wednesday, the Village of Tinley Park reported their 911 centers received calls for a natural gas odor outside. Suburbs east of Tinley Park were also getting reports.
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No major injuries were reported, but two firefighters suffered minor injuries.
A high-pressure gas line broke Tuesday morning at an apartment building at 823 Dobson Street.
Peoples Gas eventually shut off the leak.
There were reports that some people were seriously injured, and witnesses said an American language school was among the buildings damaged.
Metra advises that extensive delays will persist on the Milwaukee District West Line until the gas leak in Bartlett is fixed.
Chicago Fire Department officials said a vehicle went into a building at 1535 W. Devon Ave. around 11 a.m., hitting a gas main.
About 30 people were forced to evacuate their homes after a vehicle hit a gas meter in the back of a building, causing a leak.
Several people were taken to the hospital Saturday after a hazardous gas leak at a factory in Wheeling.
Nicor is responding to the scene.
A spokesperson for Loyola Medicine confirmed the building where the explosion occurred is an empty office building leased by MacNeal Hospital, which is across the street.
One person was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon from the scene of a gas leak on Goose Island.
A bullet struck a gas meter prompting the Chicago Fire Department to shut off the gas line to a Mayfair home.
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A gas leak in front of a home in the Brainerd neighborhood sent flames shooting 20 to 25 feet in the air.
A gas leak sent a plume of flames shooting into the air in front of a house in the Brainerd community Tuesday night.
The CTA has resumed normal service on the Blue Line downtown, after trains were halted for about an hour as firefighters investigated reports of a gas leak.
A construction company says their mistakes caused their equipment to strike the same natural gas main twice within a few days in Evanston, and they are now working to improve their practices.
Several homes in the Chatham neighborhood were evacuated Thursday morning, and a nearby school was placed on lockdown, due to a large natural gas leak.
The National Traffic Safety Board will be at the scene of a toxic gas leak in suburban Beach Park Friday morning.
People are being evacuated from their homes in Elk Grove Village due to a natural gas main break, Village officials say.
They are looking to the gas station next door. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Residents near 7th Avenue and East Street were awakened by the explosion around 4:40 a.m.
The couple's 3-year-old son, who was home at the time, was not hurt.
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The couple's 3-year-old son, who was home at the time, was not hurt.
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The victim was walking around 7 a.m. when an unknown offender shot him in the chest, Chicago police said. He was taken to Loyola Hospital, where he died.
The employees on the scene were not injured, UIC police said.