Gas main ruptures, sends vapor blasting in Marquette Park
Peoples Gas eventually shut off the leak.
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Kris Habermehl is a traffic and breaking news reporter for CBS News Chicago.
Habermehl returned to CBS News Chicago in March, 2022.
Kris is CBS News Chicago's eye in the sky from Skywatch, providing traffic reports during the morning news and following breaking news from the air all day long.
He's a five-time Emmy Award winner, a licensed pilot and a lieutenant and training officer at the Kirkland Fire Depertment. Habermehl has been a pilot since he was a young boy.
Habermehl is known for his voice and incredible range of knowledge, not to mention his pristine attention to detail.
CBS News Chicago's Ed Curran put it, "Kris doesn't just tell you there's a fire; he tells you what's burning by the color of the smoke."
Peoples Gas eventually shut off the leak.
Specifics about injuries were not immediately available, at least one ambulance remained at the scene as of 4:45 p.m.
The cause and origin of the fire had yet to be determined late Wednesday.
The continuing work at the former racetrack comes as the team has been openly exploring other options for a future stadium.
It's part of the ongoing work being done ahead of the NASCAR race on July 1 and July 2.
Investigators focused their attention on a Dodge Caravan which was ditched at the mall.
Conditions were hot and humid as firefighters battled the blaze.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl is in Chopper 2 with a closer look at the project.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
The Kane County Sheriff's Office said the K9's handler and the entire department are devastated.
By a little after 4 p.m., crews applying water to the fire appeared to have had better control of the blaze.
The driver of the truck did not appear to be injured.
Late Thursday, some big questions were emerging over the lack of smoke alarms going off.
The South Loop restaurant, at 1401 S. Michigan Ave., teamed up with Ignite the Spirit to support the firefighters and let them enjoy a meal.
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