Two Multi-Vehicle Crashes on I-57 Between Peotone and Monee

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Video of vehicle(s) burning on northbound Route 53 near Peotone.

Peotone firefighters responded about 4:53 p.m. Thursday to two vehicles involving multiple vehicles. Fog was in the area from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

At least one of the vehicles caught fire and one vehicle was pinned under a truck. Firefighters were working an extrication operation to removed the victim from that part of the crash. An EMS Box alarm was called for extra ambulances. At lest ten ambulances responded to the crash.

Firefighters also requested a special alarm for tanker trucks to shuttle water to the crash scene to extinguish the fire.

Northbound lanes were not passable during rescue operations. Southbound lanes were closed for staging and other rescue and fire suppression operations.

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ENGINE(S): BEECHER

TRUCK(S): WILIMINGTON

EMS: MONEE, UNIVERSITY PARK, NEW LENOX, CRETE TOWNSHIP

CHIEF(S): MONEE, FRANKFURT

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BRADLEY ENGINE, RIVERSIDE AMBULANCE, BEECHER CHIEF

EMS BOX 2ND ALARM AT 05:25 PM

ENGINE(S): MOMENCE, KANKAKEE

SQUAD(S): POSEN

EMS: RIVERSIDE, GRANT PARK, BOURBONAIS, CRETE

CHIEF(S): MANTENO

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ORLAND

STAGING: SOUTHBOUND I-57 AT REST AREA SOUTH OF MANHATTAN-MONEE RD.

EMS BOX 3RD ALARM AT 06:09 PM

EMS: PARK FOREST, ST MARY’S, EAST JOLIET (PASS), UNIVERSITY PARK

STAGING: SOUTHBOUND I-57 AT REST AREA SOUTH OF MANHATTAN-MONEE RD.

DIVISION 15 TENDER STRIKE TEAM AT ABOUT 6:20 PM

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