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| Cleanup underway after 11 buildings damaged in Woodstock house explosion, including church, school VIDEO: Cleanup is underway Tuesday, after a natural gas leak possibly led to a house explosion in the far northwest suburbs. Residents are expected to return to the site of the blast in Woodstock Tuesday morning to assess the damage. It's not clear what can be salvaged in all of the debris. Woodstock fire officials said the incident started with a call around 12:30 p.m. Monday about a 2-inch gas main that had been struck by a crew inside a sewer line in the area of Tryon Street and Lincoln Avenue. St Mary's Catholic Church was evacuated and nearby neighbors were initially asked to shelter in place. About two hours later, as Nicor and firefighters were on the scene, fire officials said there was an explosion. The blast leveled one home and damaged at least 10 buildings, including a church and a school. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Residents escape without injury after fire that left their home uninhabitable near McHenry No injuries were reported after a fire that damaged the attic of a house and left the residence uninhabitable near McHenry Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 1:53 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of West Southside Avenue in unincorporated McHenry Township. McHenry Township Fire Protection District Acting Battalion Chief Ryan Mastandrea said firefighters arrived within three minutes of the call. They found a one-story residence with smoke showing from the eaves of the structure. The fire was reported to be in the attic area, Mastandrea said. A 911 caller initially reported a person was still inside the home trying to put the fire out. Fire crews arrived and confirmed everyone was out of the house. Mastandrea said firefighters began an "aggressive" interior attack on the fire while simultaneously searching the home. LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Sport gas balloon catches fire after crashing into power lines in Texas A gas balloon involved in an international race burst into flames Monday evening after crashing into a power line structure in Kaufman County. Kaufman County officials said the balloon came down off U.S. Highway 175, near Crandall, just after 7:15 p.m. It first crashed into high-powered transmission lines and then distribution lines before catching fire, said Kaufman County emergency manager Steve Howie. Two people were on board during the crash and were taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where they are both expected to recover. They have since been identified as pilots Pjotr Halas and Krzystotf Zapart, from Swidnica, Poland. The two were racing as part of the 66th annual Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race. KTVT CBS 11 FORT WORTH Related: Gas balloon crashes into powerline structure near Crandall South Carolina firefighters urge 'Stand By Your Pan' with funny, life-saving music video VIDEO: A South Carolina fire department wants to get your attention during National Fire Prevention Week with a funny video that carries a serious message. The Greenville Fire Department posted a music video to their social media accounts called "Stand By Your Pan." Members of the city's Station 1 lent their satirical acting, singing and musical skills to the Tammy Wynette song with the same tune that made her a country legend. Pots, pans and kitchen utensils serve as instruments played by firefighters, two sitting on a fire truck, while Firefighter Specialist II Jake Mantooth croons in front of a studio microphone. "Stand by your pan," Mantooth belts, "Don't leave it unattended, binging new Netflix episodes while your kitchen explodes." Firefighter Specialist III Daniel Moss and Lt. Micah Reins are also featured in the fun-but-important video. WYFF-TV NBC 4 GREENVILLE City in Michigan had its own fire on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire VIDEO: The Summer of 1871 was unusually dry, creating a heightened fire risk around the Great Lakes. While the Great Chicago Fire is the most well known in history, towns across the Midwest were impacted on the same day in separate fires including many in Michigan. Among them Manistee, Alpena, Port Huron and Holland. "They claimed the Midwest was one big powder keg just waiting to happen that season," said Deb Wake, education coordinator at the Holland Museum. And on October 8th, 1871, that powder keg exploded. In Holland, it's unclear what exactly started the flames, but they really took off when they reached Cappon and Bertsch Leather Company. "It all ignited," said Wake. "And then these winds, which were hurricane force winds, blew that right down Eighth Street and took out all the businesses." WZZM-TV ABC 13 GRAND RAPIDS Old photo creates new bond between Oklahoma firefighters PHOTOS: Adults often don't know of the impact they have on a child's life. But once in a while, that payoff comes full circle — and with photographic proof. About 15 years ago, Cameron Lierly was a young boy enjoying a Fourth of July parade in the Candlestick Beach community west of town when his mother, Bridget Lierly, took a snapshot of her son sitting in the cab of a Sand Springs fire truck. Standing next to the truck was firefighter Chad Lytle, his back turned mostly to the camera, neither his face nor name badge visible. That fact made it a little more difficult when Cameron Lierly, now a Sand Springs firefighter himself, became aware of the photo and wanted to know who was with him in the picture. Turns out, he knows him well: He and Lytle are both firefighters on the C shift. "To be honest, I didn't even realize the photo existed," Lierly said. SAND SPRINGS LEADER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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