Good morning to all I.D.I.
employees,
Please read the article below from
the Chicago Tribune on 6/13/16. We don't want this to happen to our
I.D.I. family members. If you are working outside and you see lightning,
you need to stop work, get to a safe location and notify your Superintendent. Your
safety is our number one concern and the number one concern of your loved ones!
A roofing
worker is seen atop Libertyville High School after the Libertyville Fire
Department responded to a report of two roofing workers struck by lighting on
June 13, 2016. (Joe Shuman / Chicago Tribune)
Two construction workers at Libertyville High
School were hospitalized Monday after they may have been indirectly struck by
lightning, officials said.
The Libertyville Fire Department
responded about 12:30 p.m. to a call that someone was struck by lightning while
working on the roof of the high school at 708 W. Park Ave., Assistant Chief Michael
Cloe said.
"The roofers were not struck
directly by lightning, but appear to have sustained some energy from the
lightning strike as it moved across the roof," District 128 spokeswoman
Mary Todoric said.
The roofers, both men in their 30s, were
off the roof by the time paramedics arrived and appeared to be "shaken
up," fire officials said. They were taken in good condition to Advocate
Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Riddiford Roofing Company was hired to
replace a section of roof on south side of building as part of scheduled
maintenance, Todoric said. A company spokesman, who did not want to be
identified, said the workers were hospitalized as a "precaution."
"It was not as serious as
originally thought," he said.
School officials said the building was
hit, but no damage was found, Fire Chief Rich Carani said.
Gino Izzi, a meteorologist with
the National Weather Service, said the fast-moving thunderstorm
produced about 10 lightning strikes in the area of Libertyville, Mundelein,
Vernon Hills, Lake Bluff and Lake Forest.
A Libertyville police officer saw a
lightning bolt near the school, but did not know at the time exactly where it
struck, Sgt. Ed Sindels said.
Cloe added that people should take cover
when lightning appears in the area.
Robert McCoppin is a Tribune staff
reporter and Frank Abderholden is a News-Sun staff reporter.
Copyright
© 2016, Chicago
Tribune
