Chlorine Leak at La Grange Pumping Station Tuesday Morning
The leak was minor and there was no danger to any residents, La Grange personnel said.
A Hazmat team responded to a chlorine leak at the La Grange pumping station at 5038 East Ave. on Tuesday morning between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. La Grange personnel said that elevated chlorine levels came from a leak on one of the fittings on the chlorine gas system. “The reason to initiate a box alarm was just to manpower in just to make sure everything was safe,” said La Grange fire chief Bill Bryzgalski. “There was no harm to any residents; no need for evacuation. This was just a small, minor leak.” Bryzgalski said that only a trace amount of chlorine would have escaped the building, posing no danger, and that crews had repaired the problem before 9:00 a.m. “There was no danger to anyone in the area,” Director of Public Works Ryan …
Laura Meehan
8:55 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
You could smell it more than a mile away, interesting that he says only a trace amount escaped! more ›