Chesterton
firefighters and EMS responded to a child’s seizure on Thursday at
Chesterton High School.
Fire Chief John
Jarka told the Chesterton Tribune today that, at 5:39 p.m., a
10-year-old attending an event at CHS began experiencing a seizure. When
firefighters arrived, they learned that the child’s seizure had ended and
that the parents felt able themselves to transport their child to hospital.
The CFD cleared the scene at 5:45 p.m.
18th Street
Power-Line Arc
Then, at 7:29 p.m.,
the CFD responded to the 900 block of South 18th Street to investigate a
report of an arcing power line. Firefighters found neither an arcing nor a
downed line but did learn that lights had been flickering in several homes
in the neighborhood, Jarka said. The CFD cleared a few minutes later, with a
NIPSCO crew en route to conduct its own investigation.
Centier Bank
Gas Odor
Finally, shortly
after 8 a.m. today the CFD responded to the Centier Bank branch at 1600 S.
Calumet Road, after receiving a report of a possible natural-gas leak.
Firefighters were unable to detect the presence of gas in the bank building
but did suspect a creep of sewer gas from a floor drain.
Jarka said that
sometimes a rarely used floor drain, particularly in a business, goes dry
and allows sewer gas to seep into the building. The CFD poured several
gallons of water into the drain, then cleared the scene.