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Several families displaced following Park Jefferson fire
SOUTH BEND — Darren McNair awoke this morning to a telephone call from a cousin telling him his Park Jefferson apartment building was on fire.
McNair, 22, and a friend, Lindsey Johnson, 18, quickly fled the building with just the clothes on their...Tags: Chicago, American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, Services and Shopping, Rentals
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Chief seeks South Bend firefighter's demotion, suspension for posting video
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A South Bend firefighter actively working a fire at Park Jefferson Apartments earlier this month is facing a possible suspension for allegedly recording a video of the blaze on his cell phone and uploading it to Facebook. The South...Tags: Facebook, Media Industry, Cell Phones, Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Electrical box blamed for Elkhart County barn fire
ELKHART COUNTY – Firefighters from six departments battled a stubborn barn fire in Elkhart County on Thursday.
This happened in the 6700 block of County Road 33 near Millersburg. There were at least 50 large round bales and 100 square bales of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Firefighter in fair condition after Tippecanoe Lake house fire
LEESBURG – One firefighter was injured after putting out a house fire, police say, late Thursday night.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, seven fire departments responded to the scene at 10:06 p.m. after dispatch was...Tags: Leesburg, Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Fire took all but her spirit
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSomething was burning. Sara Marsolais could smell it as she lay in bed in her second-floor Park Jefferson apartment shortly after 6 a.m. Friday. "I opened my bedroom door," Marsolais says, "and my living room and kitchen are just full of smoke." As a...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Services and Shopping, Rentals, Disasters and Accidents
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Residents affected by Park Jefferson fire mull lawsuit
South Bend Tribune ReporterSalvaged clothes have been laundered several times since fire destroyed Ausra Dzidolikaite’s apartment. But the smoky odor from the most recent Park Jefferson Apartments blaze won’t go away. “The smell makes me dizzy,”...Tags: American Red Cross, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Rentals
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Man who escaped Calif. prison in fire truck caught
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say a man who escaped a state prison in San Diego in a fire truck on New Year's Day has been captured. The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility said 51-year-old Thomas Kelley was taken into custody Tuesday morning...Tags: Prisons, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Prisons, New Year's Day
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5 saved, 1 critical in Fort Wayne apartment blaze
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne firefighters have rescued five people from an apartment building fire. One of the persons rescued is in critical condition at a Fort Wayne hospital after firefighters pulled that person from the smoky building...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Cox sworn in as South Bend fire chief; Buchanon retires
South Bend TribuneNew South Bend Fire Chief Stephen Cox was sworn Wednesday morning. "Welcome to the hot seat," Mayor Pete Buttigieg said with a smile and a handshake after Cox took the oath of office in a ceremony in the mayor's office. Cox, 44, is a 19-year veteran...Tags: U.S. Army, Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Mishawaka firefighters union wins grievance
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — An arbitrator in Fort Wayne has ruled in favor of the Mishawaka firefighters union in a grievance with the city. For now, it leaves the fate of the city’s third ambulance shift in question. Both the city and the union agree the...Tags: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Labor Legislation, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Disasters and Accidents
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Urinating cat, not fire, caused smoke in Pa. home
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — One western Pennsylvania fire department learned that there's not necessarily fire wherever there's smoke. New Castle's assistant fire chief Jim Donston tells The Associated Press that firefighters were called when an...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Second fire in 7 years hits house
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Seven is not a lucky number around 1925 E. Corby Blvd. Fire engulfed the lavish two-story brick house Monday afternoon, nearly seven years to the day after a blaze that burned the home down the first time. That fire in January 2005 hit...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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