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| Illinois police ID 2 adults, 3 children killed after school bus, semi collide and catch fire in Rushville VIDEO: Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery crash, including both drivers and three children, when a school bus and a semitruck collided along a highway in western Illinois. The eastbound bus from Schuyler-Industry Schools crossed the center line "for an unknown reason" Monday into westbound U.S. Route 24 and into the path of a semitruck carrying sand, Illinois State Police said, citing preliminary findings. Both vehicles "became engulfed in flames" when the truck slammed into the bus around 11:30 a.m. in Rushville, a Schuyler County community of about 3,000 roughly 60 miles (95 kilometers) west of Springfield, state police said. All four people aboard the bus - three children and the driver - were killed, as was the semitruck driver. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Track fire partially shuts down CTA Red, Purple lines on Chicago's North Side CTA Red and Purple trains were disrupted for hours Monday afternoon after a fire broke out on the tracks near the Addison stop. The Chicago Transit Authority said after the fire, the Red Line was suspended between Howard and Belmont – while the Purple Line toward the Loop was not running at all. Trains were back to normal movement by 6 p.m., according to the Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Images from social media showed flames on the tracks and a plume of black smoke rising up. In one photo, a southbound train was passing right past the fire on the northbound side, just north of the Addison Street stop and near Wrigley Field. The CTA called the fire "minor." As seen in video from Chopper 2, the fire was out by 3:30 p.m. – but personnel remained on the tracks. WBBM-TV CBS 2 CHICAGO Acid Spill, Fumes at Crescent City Post Office Lead to One Injury A hazardous material incident involving a muriatic acid spill occurred Saturday morning at the Crescent City Post Office, resulting in respiratory injuries to a postal delivery driver. The spill, caused by a jug of the acid falling inside a delivery truck, activated a full-scale emergency response. Crescent-Iroquois Fire oversaw the swift action taken to contain the situation, with no significant threat posed to the community. The emergency teams, including local fire and EMS, Watseka Fire, Iroquois County Emergency Management, and the MABAS 7 HazMat Emergency Response Team from Kankakee County, collaborated to neutralize the danger and clean up the spill efficiently. The driver, who was exposed to fumes from the leaking acid, received prompt medical attention at IMH and was later released. COUNTRY HERALD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Massive Fire Breaks Out at Equipment Manufacturer in New York Fire crews from across Steuben County are on the scene of a major fire in the village of Bath. Officials say the fire was under control as of 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency calls began coming in around 9PM Monday, for a fire at 36 Delaware Avenue, locally known as the former Babcock Ladder Company. The building is currently operated by Clark Specialty, an equipment manufacturer. Flames and smoke could be seen for miles away, as crews worked to battle the flames. As of 11:45PM, it was still an active scene. "Pretty much at this point, [it's] 100% destroyed. The fire's in the back, we tried to get to it as much as we could, it wasn't safe as the roof and everything started falling in at that point, we had to keep pulling people back, just a lot of volume of fire of what we could get to," said John Conrad, Public Information Officer for the Bath Volunteer Fire Department. WENY-TV ABC/CBS/CW+ 36 ELMIRA First female bomb tech makes firefighting history in Ohio VIDEO: An Ohio firefighter is making history. She's the first woman of color to be named a bomb technician at the Cincinnati Fire Department. Nykeba Banks is packing on about 70 pounds of gear just in case a bomb goes off. It's part of what she's been training to do at the Cincinnati Fire Department. "I was like yes!!!! Actually, I was more excited. I was jumping up and down," said Banks. She just made it on the bomb squad, the first woman of color bomb tech at the department to ever do it. "I just want other women to know that we can all do this. It's all about mindset, having a positive mindset," said Banks. She said it took her three tries at the civil service test to get in, eight years of experience as a firefighter, and 13 years in the military. SPECTRUM NEWS 1 - METERED SITE Police say 3 children, 2 adults dead after school bus and semitruck collide, catch fire in Illinois Three children and two adults died after a school bus collided with a semitruck on U.S. Route 24 in Illinois on Monday, authorities said. The fatal collision between the school bus and the semitruck carrying sand happened on the highway at 11:30 a.m., local time, in Rushville, Illinois State Police said during a press briefing. Preliminary reports indicate the bus was heading East on Route 24 and for an "unknown reason," crossed over into the Westbound lanes in front of the semi-truck, police said. Both vehicles erupted into flames after the collision, according to authorities. The school bus was transporting three children at the time of the crash. The three children, as well as both drivers, were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. ABC NEWS House Approves Oklahoma Bill for Free Cancer Screenings for Firefighters The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation that would offer free cancer screenings to all Oklahoma firefighters. House Bill 3573, authored by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, would cover screenings for lung, prostate, testicular, skin, colon and breast cancers for all firefighters, including volunteer firefighters. "We owe a debt of gratitude to these firefighters who risked their lives to serve their communities," Pae said. "The very nature of the job comes with risks, and while we may not be able to protect our firefighters while they're in a blaze, we can help ensure free early detection of cancer after their exposure to carcinogenic materials in the line of duty." Cancer is the number one cause of death for active-duty firefighters. PONCA CITY NOW PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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