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| Chrysler Village fire leaves 2 women dead, man seriously hurt, Chicago police say VIDEO: Two women have died and a man was seriously injured after a smoky fire in Chicago's Southwest Side Chrysler Village neighborhood early Thursday morning, CPD said. Chicago police responded to a reported fire at an apartment complex in the 5200-block of West 64th Place about 2:10 a.m. When they arrived at the complex near Midway airport, they found three people injured. A 57-year old-man was transported Holy Cross Hospital initially in serious condition; a 60-year-old woman was also transported to Holy Cross in critical condition; and a 41-year-old woman was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition. The women were later pronounced deceased, officials said. "I just saw smoke coming out of the window, and in the beginning I thought 'I hope everyone made it out alright,' but we saw the fireman pull out the two ladies, and I was like 'they take them to the hospital; they will be ok, nothing bad happened,'" neighbor Marco Merino said. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Two charged with theft from State Park Fire Protection District Two men have been charged with several theft-related felonies Wednesday, including stealing from the State Park Fire Department in January. Joseph T. Wells, 35, of St. Ann, Missouri, and Aaron D. Jackson, 40, of O'Fallon, Illinois, were each charged March 31 with possession of burglary tools and theft under $500 (second subsequent offense), Class 4 felonies. Wells also was charged with theft from coin-operated machine (second subsequent offense), a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Madison County Sheriff's Department. The State Park Fire Protection District includes both Madison and St. Clair counties. According to court documents, on Jan. 27 the two allegedly took a power generator from the State Park Fire Department, and possessed bolt cutters, a crowbar and prying tools with the intent to commit a theft. Wells is also accused of breaking into a coin operated vending machine at 8407 Collinsville Road, Collinsville. THE TELEGRAPH Chicago: Boy, 12, hurt in Grand Crossing fire; 2 pets saved A 12-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation and two pets were saved after a fire broke out Thursday in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Fifteen other people escaped unharmed from the burning apartment building at 1455 E. 69th Street, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. Firefighters received a call at 11:25 a.m. that the building was burning. The fire started in one unit and was contained there, Langford said. The 12-year-old boy was taken to Jackson Park Hospital for smoke inhalation and his condition is listed as good, Langford said. There were also two dogs in the unit when the fire broke out, Langford said. The dogs also made it out safely and were taken to a fire station where firefighters gave them a bath to remove soot, Langford said. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO No injuries in Rockford house fire A house on the city's southeast side was damaged by fire early Thursday, the Rockford Fire Department said. Crews responded at about 5:15 a.m. to a blaze at 2638 Hanson St. Three people inside the house were able to safely evacuate before firefighters arrived. No one was injured. Damage is estimated at $40,000. The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental. The Red Cross is helping the occupants of the home with other living arrangements. ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Fire spreads to historic firefighter drill tower in Texas A fire near the old drill tower for the Austin Fire Department spread to the tower itself on West Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin Thursday night. The Buford Tower was built in the 1930s, according to the Texas State Historical Association, and stands about 67 feet tall. Originally called "The Old Fireman's Practice Tower," TSHA says it was used as a training facility for local firefighters. As of 9:30 p.m., AFD says the fire is under control, and the damage is mostly on the outside and windows. The department says the fire was a homeless camp fire. TSHA says while the tower was used for many decades, by the 1970s it became unsafe to set fires for training due to the city's growth. The tower was dedicated in 1978 and named for AFD veteran Capt. James L. Buford, who died about six years earlier trying to rescue a teen who ended up drowning in flood waters from Shoal Creek, according to AFD. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN AT&T starts offering 5G+ to first responders via FirstNet First responders using the FirstNet network, which is provided by AT&T, will get access to AT&T's 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) network starting this month. AT&T calls this service "5G+," meaning users get higher speeds than the 5G offered on low-band spectrum. First responders in parts of 38 cities and more than 20 venues will get access to the AT&T mmWave (5G+) spectrum this April; they also will continue to get the always-on priority and preemption across LTE – Band 14 spectrum plus all of AT&T's commercial LTE spectrum bands. First responders in Houston, however, already are getting access to the mmWave spectrum. That's not for any particular reason other than it's a routine part of any FirstNet deployment that the service is thoroughly tested and vetted before launch. It just so happens a lot of beta users were in Houston, according to Scott Agnew, assistant vice president, product marketing, FirstNet Program at AT&T. FIERCE WIRELESS Man arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto for stealing California fire engine PHOTO: A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a fire engine in San Bernardino on Thursday, officials said. Around 9:45 a.m., the Highland Fire Department reported that their fire engine was stolen in the area of Cooley and Pedley streets in San Bernardino, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The truck had been momentarily unattended in front of a mechanic shop, while the crew assigned to the engine was not on a call for service, the fire department said. A man, described at the time only as Hispanic, was seen driving away in the fire engine. Deputies from the Sheriff's Department, along with California Highway Patrol officers, searched the area, with a Sheriff's helicopter overhead. Around 10:05 a.m., the fire engine was seen exiting the southbound 215 Freeway at University Avenue. Deputies and officers conducted a felony traffic stop and detained the driver of the fire truck. KTLA-TV 5 CW LOS ANGELES Cincinnati firefighter pens children's book to inspire, empower young girls Mario Jackson is a Cincinnati firefighter, a paramedic and now also a children's book author. Jackson says "Nya the Great and Her Visit to the Fire House" is aimed at inspiring young girls. "I realized that there isn't a lot of representation for women, especially women of color, in jobs that are usually male-dominated," he told us on Thursday. A father to daughters aged 7 and 13, Jackson says he had the idea to write a children's book a couple of years ago. He started writing it in 2019, then took a few breaks before picking it up against during the pandemic. He hopes to turn it into a series. "This first book is about a young girl [and] her and her dad's visit the firehouse, where her aunt is a captain of the firehouse," Jackson explained. "She has just been waiting on this visit. She gets there, she meets some of the firefighters, and her aunt takes her on a tour." The book gives kids and idea of what it's like to be a firefighter. But the bigger picture, Jackson says, is to show young girls that women can be successful. WXIX-TV FOX 19 CINCINNATI UCLA professor tracking how COVID-19 is changing life expectancy As a demographer — someone who studies how human populations grow and change — UCLA professor of sociology Patrick Heuveline typically spends time each year traveling around the world, talking to people about their hopes for their families and their dreams for the future. "Demography is obviously all about numbers — but at its core, it's about people's lives," he said. A big part of understanding demographics is understanding mortality, which is why in 2020 Heuveline's research took on a grim new reality. He began tracking worldwide COVID-19 deaths and interpreting what those numbers mean to overall life expectancy. This month marks a somber milestone in the pandemic: one year since the U.S. recorded its first COVID-19–related deaths. As of the end of March, more than 2.8 million around the world, including more than 550,000 Americans, have died of causes related to COVID-19. UCLA NEWSROOM PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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