Gas leak investigation near Hoffman Estates apartment

Heard on: Hoffman Estates IL Fire-Talk

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00:00

Can you run water in all the sinks in the tub in Unit (number withheld) to fill the traps?

00:11

Thank you.

00:13

Engine 22 from command, is that a vacant apartment?

00:18

It's not vacant, the owner is not there.

00:21

This is Engine 22.

00:25

Go ahead.

00:27

We ran water into those drains and we're still getting readings out of them.

00:33

Only other option I can actually think of would be if the vent stack was clogged up top and it's just pushing its way through, but I'm inclined to think that maybe we need to shut down the wing until we can get somebody to figure it out.

00:49

All right, well, let's wait on that until we get a gas company out here.

00:57

Message received.

00:58

When I called for them, it was about a 30 to 60 minute ETA.

01:00

I'll give them a call back.

01:03

Okay.

2026-11-12 23:10 UTC

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Hoffman Estates, IL

Gas leak investigation near Hoffman Estates apartment

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a possible gas issue in an apartment unit in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. They filled sink and tub traps with water but still detected gas from the drains and considered shutting down part of the building while waiting for the gas company to respond.

Gas leak investigation near Hoffman Estates apartment

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