Associated Press
BEACH PARK, Ill.— Authorities say 11 firefighters and three police officers are among 37 people hospitalized due to an ammonia leak in a northern Chicago suburb.
Officials say the chemical leaked from a container being hauled behind a tractor in Beach Park about 4:30 a.m. Thursday, releasing toxic plumes into the air.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says seven of those hospitalized are in critical but stable condition, including one firefighter. Sheriff’s spokesman Christopher Covelli says the three officers are in good condition.
Covelli says the first two officers who responded to the leak had to retreat because they were overcome by fumes.