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Posted: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 11:16AM
One Dead, Others Injured In SW Suburban Houshold Accident
| ORLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS/STNG/AP) -- One person is reportedly dead and several others have been hospitalized Tuesday morning after they were overcome by fumes from household chemicals in Orland Park.
Six firefighters were among those hospitalized after the incident at 10314 Hilltop Drive. Firefighters and paramedics first on the scene encountered high levels of unknown fumes.
Orland Fire Protection District says emergency services got a call just before 8 a.m.
Apparently, an industrial-strength drain cleaner mixed with other household chemicals, Orland Park Fire Protection District Chief Donald Bettenhausen said.
"We still don't know what it is," Bettenhausen said.
Battalion Chief Lieutenant Daniel Smith says first responders went to the home and found three victims, one in cardiac arrest. That number increased to nine as fire district personnel were treated for breathing problems.
The materials were a mixture of industrial strength drain cleaner and other unknown chemicals, causing chlorine-based fumes.
The Cook County medical examiner's office says the victim is a 47-year-old man, but did not release any other information.
Orland Park Police Cmdr. Chuck Doll said it appears to be a household accident. Three adults were in the house when the fire department received the call about a person having trouble breathing.
The injured were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn; Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights; and Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. |
Contents of this site are Copyright © 2006 by WBBM. CBS 2 contributed to this report. The STNGwire contributed to this report |
Posted: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 11:16AM
One Dead, Others Injured In SW Suburban Houshold Accident
| ORLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS/STNG/AP) -- One person is reportedly dead and several others have been hospitalized Tuesday morning after they were overcome by fumes from household chemicals in Orland Park.
Six firefighters were among those hospitalized after the incident at 10314 Hilltop Drive. Firefighters and paramedics first on the scene encountered high levels of unknown fumes.
Orland Fire Protection District says emergency services got a call just before 8 a.m.
Apparently, an industrial-strength drain cleaner mixed with other household chemicals, Orland Park Fire Protection District Chief Donald Bettenhausen said.
"We still don't know what it is," Bettenhausen said.
Battalion Chief Lieutenant Daniel Smith says first responders went to the home and found three victims, one in cardiac arrest. That number increased to nine as fire district personnel were treated for breathing problems.
The materials were a mixture of industrial strength drain cleaner and other unknown chemicals, causing chlorine-based fumes.
The Cook County medical examiner's office says the victim is a 47-year-old man, but did not release any other information.
Orland Park Police Cmdr. Chuck Doll said it appears to be a household accident. Three adults were in the house when the fire department received the call about a person having trouble breathing.
The injured were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn; Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights; and Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. |
Contents of this site are Copyright © 2006 by WBBM. CBS 2 contributed to this report. The STNGwire contributed to this report |
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