Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Firefighter Taken to Hospital Fighting Hazmat Situation on Cuba Road
Fire and police officials were called to a home Cuba Road July 19.
A firefighter was transported to the hospital while investigating a report of a gas-like smell at a Barrington home.
Cuba Road is located off Route 14 just beyond Fox River Grove.
Fire officials from multiple agencies were called to a home on the 25000 block of Cuba Road this morning after the smell of gas was reported around 7 a.m.Â
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Barrington Fire Department arrived on the scene and found a box that smelled of gas in the garage. A firefighter was transported to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital due to medical symptoms experienced on the scene.Â
Crews weren't able to identify the contents of the box, so a hazardous materials incident was activated and the Lake and McHenry County Hazardous Materials Response Team responded.Â
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Fire crews had the west bound portion of Cuba Road blocked off at Lake Zurich Road due to the incident. The east bound portion of Cuba Road remained open.
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