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EMS Plan 1 Chicago, Suspicious Package
Chicago Police/Fire
| 08/03/2004
| RHR
Posted on 08/03/2004 8:33:31 PM PDT by Right_Handed_Writer
Listening to Chicago scanner. EMS plan 1 at 31st and Indiana near Chicago downtown. A suspicious suitcase was thrown from a moving vehicle around 10:00 CST. Package was not able to be x-rayed due to lining inside os suitcase. Bomb techs opened the suitcase finding a liter sized container with liquid, hoses and wires. Evacuations are underway.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bombthreat; suspicioussuitcase
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To: Axiom Nine
101
posted on
08/03/2004 9:41:22 PM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(Sometimes these brain cells have a mind of their own.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Why would anyone do metal lining to the suitcase for the meth lab? "Hoses and wires" appear to be either a description of dispersal system parts (but where is the pressure source - gas microcylinder or pyrotechnic?) or a part in a training drill scenario.
102
posted on
08/03/2004 9:46:12 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: GSlob
103
posted on
08/03/2004 10:04:15 PM PDT
by
El Gato
(Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
To: RepublicanHippy
"Might have been an IED" What the heck is that?Birth control device. Some say it causes cancer, so perhaps that's why it was a hazmat incident...
To: Right_Handed_Writer
According to Yahoo, 31st and Indiana's about 3.2 miles south of State and Madison in the center of the Loop. It's on the South Side, near a hospital and the Illinois Institute of Technology, though.
To: COEXERJ145
"Of course those things can go BOOM just as much as easily as a bomb"
No offense intended, but I don't think you know what your talking about...
The most volatile chemical used in "meth" production is acetone, the same acetone that your wife uses to remove nail polish. It is less explosive (though has a lower flash point) than the gas you burn in your car.
106
posted on
08/03/2004 11:09:23 PM PDT
by
babygene
(Viable after 87 trimesters)
To: COEXERJ145
Common solvents used in meth production:
COMMON METH LAB CHEMICALS
•Solvents: Include acetone, ether/starter fluid, Freon, Coleman fuel, methanol, toluene, white gas, xylene.
Symptoms/health effects:
Irritation to skin, eyes, nose and throat; headache; dizziness; depression; nausea; vomiting; visual disturbance; cancer.
None of this stuff is extremely explosive... Much of it is in many homes and garages.
107
posted on
08/03/2004 11:24:41 PM PDT
by
babygene
(Viable after 87 trimesters)
To: babygene
Anhydrous ammonia is often used in meth production and can cause explosions.
In my parts,some of the labs have really self destructed.
108
posted on
08/03/2004 11:47:24 PM PDT
by
Free Trapper
(ALF & ELF - Future Bog People)
To: Brad's Gramma
caught this as I was stuck in my car in a storm, more details on TM
109
posted on
08/04/2004 2:53:54 AM PDT
by
JustPiper
(Kerry has been pretending to be a Senator for 3-4 years)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Real funny Squat for Brains.
To: Right_Handed_Writer
The morning update. News reports are identifying the "package" as "some sort of construction device". Both articles I have read in the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times report details contrary to what I heard police and fire officials comminicate via their radios. I heard on both police and fire channels that the case was not able to be x-rayed, yet the reports say they determined what it was through x-rays. Also, the reported times of the incident don't match with the actual times of occurence.
I am a long time listener to police/fire scanner radio, and the activity around this incident was unlike any I have heard before. I think someone had a neuralizer (Men In Black) in use on the crowd...
"Just a piece of constuction equipment folks, nothing to see here, return to your homes."
To: Right_Handed_Writer
Did you get any of it on tape?
To: babygene
Actually I know exactly what I'm talking about.
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