No injuries in Illinois 'Deep Tunnel' fire SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- An equipment fire in the Chicago area's Deep Tunnel Wednesday afternoon forced the evacuation of eight workers, officials said. No one was injured in the 2 p.m. fire, the Southtown Star and WLS-TV, Chicago, reported. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District said the incident -- about 220 feet below the surface, near the Thornton Quarry -- began when a compressor on a generator caught fire, the Chicago Tribune said. The South Holland Fire Department put out the flames and the workers, who were lining a section of the water drainage tunnel with concrete, were hoisted out with a crane, the newspaper said. The Deep Tunnel is part of a system to reduce flooding throughout the region. The system is being connected to the Thornton Quarry, which will serve as a reservoir.