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Loop Fire Prompts HazMat Response

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Construction workers caused a small street fire in the Loop, drawing a hazardous materials response Thursday night, fire officials said.

About 9 p.m., workers drilling for soil samples hit an object on Wells Street between Quincy and Adams, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

The accident caused some power outages downtown, fire officials said.

The HazMat was secured about 10:45 p.m., and no one was hurt.

Wells remained closed as officials investigate the cause.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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