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| 2 Dead, 3 Critically Hurt in Fiery Homer Glen Crash, Officials Say Authorities in suburban Homer Glen say that two people were killed and several others were injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. Will County Sheriff's deputies remain on the scene near the intersection of 143rd Street and Kings Road, where they were called to a crash at approximately 5:25 p.m. Tuesday. A total of three vehicles were involved in the crash, according to police. Preliminary investigations have indicated that one of the vehicles drove into oncoming traffic, striking the other two cars. Police say that one man and one woman died, and three other individuals were taken to area hospitals, where they were listed in critical condition. Motorists are being asked to use alternate routes, and to avoid the area around 143rd Street at this time. WMAQ-TV NBC 5 CHICAGO All residents displaced after Urbana apartment complex catches fire The Urbana Fire Department was called to a report of a building fire last Saturday, that left all residents displaced. According to the fire department four engines, one ladder, and a command officer were initially dispatched to 824 E. Kerr Ave., Urbana to the Town & County Apartments for an active fire. Crews were on scene within 4 minutes, and found smoke and heavy fire in the attic space of a sixteen unit standalone apartment building. Officials say all occupants were outside the building upon arrival, an no injuries were reported. Additional fire units were requested as the incident was upgraded to a working fire. WAND-TV NBC 17 DECATUR Galesburg Council approves resolution for new fire department training tower The Galesburg City Council on Monday approved a resolution that means a new training tower for the Galesburg Fire Department. The tower is used for creating realistic fire and rescue training for firefighters but it's about 18 years old and no longer structurally safe to use. City staff have applied for and received $200,000 in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the city will pay the remaining $115,000. Aldermen Bradley Hix thanked Rep. Dan Swanson for his help in securing state funds. The Council also held some discussion on the traffic advisory committee's recommendation that Council not allow UTVs or golf carts on public roads. WGIL-FM 93.7 GALESBURG PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: 3 Hospitalized After Plane Catches Fire Landing at Florida Airport A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport Tuesday, leaving three people hospitalized with minor injuries. Red Air Flight 203 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, had landed around 5:30 p.m. when the landing gear in the nose of the plane collapsed, Miami International Airport officials said. Footage showed the plane skidding down the runway on its belly before catching fire, sending large plumes of black smoke into the air The MD-82 jetliner was carrying 126 people, and three were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said when crews arrived they found one of the plane's wings on fire. Firefighters were able to quickly get the fire under control and searched the plane to make sure no one was left onboard. WTVJ-TV NBC 6 MIAMI 'Smart Intersections' Gives Missouri EMS Automatic Green Lights Every traffic light in St. Charles County will soon automatically turn green for first responders heading to emergencies — the latest move in a $17 million effort to create "smart intersections" across the county. Emergency vehicles now get priority at 210 of the more than 350 traffic lights in St. Charles County, but that number should expand countywide in the coming months, said Amanda Brauer, the county's manager of roads and traffic. "It's designed to be seamless, so most drivers shouldn't notice a difference other than that some lights might be slightly longer when an emergency vehicle passes by," Brauer said. The goal, she added, was to make it safe for everyone when first responders need to travel quickly. Here's how it works: When lights and sirens are activated, GPS units installed in the county's fire trucks, ambulances and some St. Charles County police vehicles will alert the county's network of traffic lights about the unit's location. GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service cancels in-person Spanish Fire School An important event for first responders is scaling back this year. Texas A&M Extension Service (TEEX) announced their Spanish Fire School will no longer be happening in-person. The loss of this year's Spanish Fire School is a disappointment for TEEX as well as tourism officials. The school not only provides valuable training to firefighters, but also brings big money to the area. Sign-ups for the 56th annual Spanish Fire School have been down this year and since registration did not meet the minimums for safe and effective delivery, the in-person training was canceled. Instead, they will have five online courses. "It is unfortunate and I think that that's something that we look forward to hosting them every year. And right now international travel is just difficult and these events, they are planned months and sometimes even years out and up until a few weeks ago we actually still had a COVID test restriction to come into the country," said Jeremiah Cook, Visit College Station Tourism Manager. KBTX-TV CBS 3 BRYAN 'I remember it like it was yesterday': Tropical Storm Agnes leaves impact on Pennsylvania county 50 years later Bob Shank's mother asked him to help run Shank's Tavern in Marietta in 1968, which got him involved in the family business and Lancaster County's oldest tavern established in 1814. Four years later in 1972, Shank had to deal with the aftermath of the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Agnes. Shank recalled in detail what the tavern looked like in the wake of the storm. Whiskey bottles lay broken on the ground instead of neatly displayed on the shelves. The piano collapsed in the corner where it once stood. The floodwaters managed to lift the bar and drop it into several inches of mud and oil sludge that coated the ground when the waters subsided. "It's a memory that's burned into my brain," Shank, 74, said. "When the reality sets in that you've been in a major flood, you just take a deep breath, put your bathing suit on and go to work." LANCASTER ONLINE Rhode Island Firefighter Shows Off Cooking Chops in PBS's Search for 'The Great American Recipe' Starting July 7 through August 25, ten talented home cooks will grace our screens and compete in Rhode Island PBS's search for "the Great American Recipe." Amongst those chosen to share their signature dishes with the world is Rhode Island's very own Dan Rinaldi. We caught up with the Providence firefighter by day and meal maker by night ahead of the premiere to learn a little more about his Italian cooking roots, his time on the show and his favorite Rhode Island eats. I'm from Providence; I grew up in the city and now I live just one street over the city line in Cranston. So, I'm pretty much still in Providence. I grew up in a three decker right across the street from my grandmother's three-decker. It was nice because my aunt was on the first floor, my uncle was around the corner and my other uncle lived three houses down in another three-decker. We grew up in three-decker-ville. RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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