Forklift strikes gas line causing leak near Wheaton College, Wheaton IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 04:57 AM

Wheaton, IL

A forklift struck an interior gas line inside a commercial building near Wheaton College, causing a gas leak. Emergency responders shut off the gas supply and began ventilating the building to clear the gas.

Audio|Source: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Scott, Mention 29 is unseen.

00:02

Got nothing showing on a commercial, we'll be westbound on Randy, not investigating.

00:07

Messages, he's not been showing one story, commercial 150 by 200 on investigating.

00:12

Okay,

00:17

Italian 28th on scene.

00:19

Messages.

00:24

On the time 28, engine 29 is reporting gas line hit inside by a forklift.

00:30

We're working on shutting off the gas right now.

00:32

Messrs. Should we get a NICOR?

00:34

Yeah,

00:35

you can send them, please.

00:36

Message. You've got a medic that you want to space and count then? Messages, Chief.

00:40

Power 28 tons.

00:42

Messages. Messages.

00:52

00:54

00:58

District 3-7.

01:00

Duke, I'm in telling 28.

01:03

Gas shut off.

01:04

Engine 29, Tower 28 working on ventilation.

01:07

37. Towers 64.

01:09

Phoenix House, Wheaton College, Cross Street of East Kenilworth Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue.

01:17

DuCom Battalion 28.

01:18

Gas shut up to the building, injured 29, tower 28 working on ventilation.

01:22

Message received.

01:24

Getting night, Corswell.

01:26

Battalion 28, DU-COMM?

01:29

DU-COMM. You can hold those Towers 64, it's a 38, it'll take it.

01:32

Message received.

01:33

Battalion 25.

01:35

Go ahead.

01:36

NICOR is just wondering if it's a line or a main, a gas line or a gas main.

01:41

Gas line. Interior gas line.

01:44

Okay, thank you.

01:45

Power 684 copies old enough.

01:47

Wheaton companies, this one came through on the board.

01:54

Italian 28.

01:55

Go ahead.

01:57

Nicor wants to know if there's a smell and a sound of escaping gas or just one or the other.

02:06

Yeah,

02:08

we had a leak, we have the smell.

02:09

The sound is gone because we have the gas shut off at the exterior meter.

02:14

Messages Steve, thank you.

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