Firefighters clear Loop HazMat with no evacuations
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE February 13, 2012 11:30AM
A large piece of the embankment from a rail line fell onto a gas line going into a building at 1550 S. State, causing the pipe to break. Monday, February 13, 2012 | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
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Updated: February 13, 2012 9:11PM
A broken gas line that shut down State Street near a Columbia College site in the South Loop Monday morning was secured with no evacuations, fire officials say.
A gas line ruptured about 11:15 a.m. near State Street and 16th Street, prompting a Level 1 HazMat.
Police shut down State Street from 16th Street to Roosevelt Road as crews responded.
By about 11:40 a.m., the HazMat was secured with no building evacuations, Fire Media Affairs said. No injuries were reported.
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