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Possible gas leak investigated near South Hickory StreetBraidwood IL

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S Hickory St, Braidwood, IL 60408

Units respond to a report of a possible gas leak near South Hickory Street. They clarify the exact location and detect a smell of gas in the air collecting in the building. Further investigation is underway.

Audio|Heard on: WESCOM Fire Three
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00:41
Transcript:
00:00
WESCOM from Hickory Street Command.
00:03
Hickory Street Command, go ahead.
00:07
We're just clarifying the address on it.
00:09
Even though we're getting readings in this building,
00:12
this is near South Hickory Street.
00:15
You have near North Hickory with Ultimate Rides attached to it.
00:24
Okay, sir, so we'll correct it to near South Hickory Street.
00:29
Yeah,
00:31
we do have some readings in this building, but I think there's some gas smell in the air that's collecting in these buildings.
00:38
I'll take a run down to near South Hickory Street and see what's going on.

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Location mentioned:
S Hickory St, Braidwood, IL 60408

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Concludes and Units Released
  2. NICOR Finds and Tags Leaks
  3. Address Clarification
  4. NICOR Notified and ETA Provided
  5. Building Evacuated and Gas Secured
  6. Coal City Engine Released
  7. Command Established and Mutual Aid Standby
  8. Units Arrive On Scene
  9. Initial Dispatch for Gas Leak

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