Route 83 reopens following gas leak in Elk Grove Village
Posted May 31, 2011 12:00 am
Route 83 in Elk Grove Village was shutdown Tuesday morning after a construction crew struck a gas line under the heavily traveled road.
The leak, which led to a response from Elk Grove fire and police departments, as well as Nicor personnel, detoured commuters in the area around Route 83 and Greenleaf Avenue while crews worked to seal it.
The leak in the one-inch service line was sprung at around 8 a.m. when construction contractors working on the intersection cut into the line, said Elk Grove Fire Department Chief David Miller.
Employees at one business downwind from the leak were immediately evacuated, but no injuries or sicknesses were reported.
Fire officials said the leak was fixed in about 90 minutes, allowing the roadway to reopen.
Nicor personnel work to close off a gas leak Tuesday morning in the area of Greenleaf Avenue and Busse Road in Elk Grove Village. The leak led officials to close Route 83 and evacuate a nearby business.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Nicor personnel work to close off a gas leak Tuesday morning in the area of Greenleaf Avenue and Busse Road in Elk Grove Village. The leak led officials to close Route 83 and evacuate a nearby business.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Elk Grove Village fire department personnel walk the area of Greenleaf Avenue and Busse Road with gas sniffing devices to make sure gas from a leak Tuesday morning had been cleared from the area.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Workers from BillÂ’s Village Marathon station at the intersection of Greenleaf Avenue and Busse Road in Elk Grove Village sit idle as firefighters check the area with gas sniffing devices to make sure all is clear. The workers were evacuated about 8:54 a.m. Tuesday as they smelled a strong odor of gas.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com