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Odor Investigated Near Hopps Road in Elgin, Elgin IL

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Hopps Rd, Elgin, IL

Fire crews responded to reports of a chemical or gas odor near Hopps Road in Elgin. They evacuated an area called the coals and investigated. The odor may be linked to a recent purge at a nearby substation. No further calls about the odor have been received.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
01:22
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 22 from Italian 21
00:11
Nightcore is still at the substation here on Hopps Road. They stated they finished doing some purging about a half hour ago.
00:19
So there shouldn't be any more odor, but it is possible it's from them.
00:28
That would make sense. It's starting to not pick it up as much as we were originally.
00:38
Okay, I'll meet you over at cold.
00:42
Peltry, Engine-22.
00:44
Engine 22. All right,
00:48
we checked the coals. They did end up evacuating. We're going to let them in their zero ratings here as well.
00:56
Message received.
01:02
Peltion Fire Battalion 21.
01:05
Battalion 21. Battalion 21.
01:08
Have you received any more calls on this odor and if no, can you also contact TRICOM and see if they have?
01:17
We haven't received any more calls but I'll give us tricomical.
01:22
Thank you.

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Hopps Rd, Elgin, IL

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