Two Dead, Four Police Officers Injured, During Hazmat Incident in Des Plaines, Illinois

 

DES PLAINES, Ill. — “Two people have died and four Cook County sheriff’s deputies have been hospitalized in hazardous materials situation in unincorporated Des Plaines.

Additionally, one person from inside the home has been taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Multiple fire departments and other first responders are working on the scene in the 9400 block of Harrison Street near Potter Road in Maine Township, near Apollo School.

Authorities have not elaborated on the nature of the hazardous materials situation.”…Continue Reading Here

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