A few non-Mattel bodies in this part of the story---so you will just have to visit the blog to get the FULL Scoop! (Originally filmed November 29, for a special this week)
This is Teresa for 'In Your Neighborhood' for Channel 7 Eyewitness News. Not since the 1986 Al Capone's Vault Opening has there been a historical investigation of this scope in a Chicago neighborhood.
We are here with Sgt. Michelle from the Chicago Fire Department and
Jeffrey from the Chicago Building Department.
Michelle, what are the first concerns in doing excavations or repairs on these old buildings?
Michelle: Safety of course. I'm here to test the air and make sure there are no vapors or gas present to cause a fire or explosion. So far, we are all clear.
Jeffrey: This has been an extensive project. Over two-hundred and seventy-five feet of tunnels have been opened and then filled in. The city has had to involve NiCor gas, water and sewer, Com-Ed, telephone companies, all before we could safely fill in the tunnels. The replacement of services has been extensive to the neighborhood, and more repairs will completed in the coming weeks.
Teresa: You can see the construction crew is going low-tech on the wall removal. An outline of the damaged 'door area' has been carefully cut with hand-saws, and now a worker attempts to pull the wall down with a long pick ax.
Pulling, the team removes a large piece of wallboard and reveals more cracked walls of some sort of material.
With the wall removed, Michelle enters to get air quality readings and finds.....
(the rest of the post includes Detective Joe...and his assessment of the situation...
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