Monday, November 19, 2012
A truck that lost its gas tank at Weber and Normantown resulted in more than 100 gallons of fuel being spilled and an all-day cleanup process, officials said.
A semi-tractor truck that leaked about 100 gallons of diesel fuel onto Weber Road at Normantown forced the closure of two lanes of traffic for more than nine hours Monday, Romeoville Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Mike Flaherty said. The leak was caused by the truck losing one of its fuel tanks while it was in the southbound turn lane waiting to turn east on to Normantown Road, Flaherty said in a news release on the incident. A Romeoville Level 2 Hazmat response team was called to the scene at about 8 a.m. to contain the fuel while a clean-up company removed the substance, he said. The work took all day, finishing after 5 p.m. and causing major traffic congestion in the area, he said. The Romeoville Police and Public Works …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
A local organization is seeking help with service project, book collection.
In search of volunteer opportunities for her charity-minded daughter, Steph Ryan wasn’t having much luck. So she and other local parents decided to create their own. “It’s hard to find service opportunities for kids,” Ryan explained. So to help daughter Grace, 7, and other local kids give back, Ryan and area parents created K.I.D.S (Kids Into Donating & Serving). “We decided to put together a formal organization,” Ryan said. “It’s just easier to rally people.” The group’s projects are a family effort, Ryan said, but are entirely child led. “We want [the kids] to be instrumental in deciding what we do,” she explained. On Sunday, K.I.D.S. members and their families will take part in their first service project, “Litter for Literacy.” …
Friday, January 28, 2011
A leaking tanker spilled about 30 gallons of diesel fuel; cleanup required the closure of Route 126 at Essington Road for several hours.
A tanker leaking diesel fuel closed Illinois 126 at Essington Road and kept cars from exiting on and off Interstate 55 Friday afternoon, an Illinois State Police spokesman said. The truck had been traveling southbound on I-55 at about 3:35 p.m. when the driver realized the vehicle was leaking fuel, Trooper Shelly Cox said. He exited at westbound Illinois 126 and contacted police and his employer, Herr Petroleum of Galesburg. The spill, described as a "slow leak," resulted in the loss of about 30 gallons, Cox said. Cleanup required the closure of Illinois 126 at Essington Road and, at different times, the I-55 on- and off-ramps were also shut off to traffic, she said. The process was completed shortly at 7 p.m. Plainfield police and fire …
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diana greenberg
8:35 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Phew, I thought it was major car wreck more ›