Chicago Wastewater Treatment Plant Explosion

District of greater chicago wastewater treatment.

Chicago wastewater treatment plant explosion. Parts of the plant collapsed on friday trapping those who were inside. At least 10 people were injured when an explosion caused the roof to collapse at the calumet water reclamation plant on the far south side on aug. 30 2018 according to chicago police. On thursday morning the department responded to an explosion at the calumet water reclamation plant which injured at least nine people.

The roof of the sludge concentration building at chicago s calumet water reclamation plant collapsed after an explosion aug. This article tagged under. A chicago fire department ambulance on august 27 2003. Share this copied.

The plant is one of seven wastewater treatment facilities owned by the metropolitan water reclamation district of greater chicago. A worker s torch set off an explosion of methane gas that lifted the roof off a building at a far south side water treatment plant sending rubble and debris crashing down on 10 workers trapping. Explosion at chicago water treatment plant leaves at least 10 injured 01 10. The explosion occurred at a sludge concentration building at the calumet water reclamation plant at 430 east 130th street at around 11 a m a spokesperson for the metropolitan water reclamation.

The calumet water reclamation plant is one of seven wastewater treatment facilities owned by the metropolitan water reclamation district of greater chicago which is the stormwater management. Investigators have revealed the cause of the explosion that injured 10 people and caused a building collapse thursday morning at a water treatment plant in the far south side riverdale neighborhood.