1 person killed in fiery eastern Henrico, Virginia crash after speeding car hit a power pole

Posted August 30, 2015

by Marcus Cooper


HENRICO, Va. — 

One person was killed in an early morning crash in Henrico County’s East End, according to police. Officers shut down Williamsburg Road between Eanes and Cavedo Lane after the fatal crash.

The accident happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday along the 2400 block on Williamsburg Road.

The driver of a red car lost control, hit a utility pole, then got out of the car and ran into someone’s yard before the car burst into flames, according to witnesses at the scene.

One person inside the car didn’t make it out and died at the accident site, police said.

Neighbors said the sound of the crash woke them up but they were unable to make it in time to help.

“When we got up the car was engulfed and by the time I got my clothes on to run across the street, I thought I could be of some assistance, my neighbors were standing in the yard and told me it was too late,” said neighbor Curtis Bowman.

The accident knocked out power for about 1,000 people in the area. It was restored around 10:30 Sunday morning.


Police have not released the name of the victim.

According to neighbors they’ve seen several accidents in the area and have petitioned to have a stop light put up, but Sunday’s fiery crash was the worst they had ever seen.
Source:http://wtvr.com/2015/08/30/fiery-henrico-crash/

FDNY battles fire in apartment building on Mulberry Street in Manhattan, NYC

Renee Stoll has the latest on a fire that broke out Sunday morning on Mulberry Street in Manhattan.

Eyewitness News

Updated 44 mins ago

NEW YORK (WABC) --

The FDNY is on the scene of a fire in an apartment building in the Nolita section of Manhattan.

The initial call came in at about 9 a.m. Sunday for an all-hands fire in a multi-story building at 240 Mulberry Street off Prince Street.

The fire was in an upper floor apartment of the building and is now under control.

Two people inside were able to get out safely.

There are no reports of injuries.

Another woman commits suicide by jumping in front of moving subway train in Brooklyn, NYC

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, August 30, 2015, 1:16 AM


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NYPD Officers and NYC Transit personnel investigate the scene after a woman is fatally struck by a C train at Broadway Junction station.

A woman died after plunging in front of a moving subway train Saturday evening in Brooklyn, police officials said.

The woman, whose age and identify were not immediately revealed, either jumped or stumbled in front of a northbound train on the elevated A and C train tracks at Fulton St. and Van Siclen Ave. in East New York just after 8 p.m., cops said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene soon after.
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NYPD Officers and EMTs remove the body after a woman is fatally struck by a C train at Broadway Junction station.

Officials suspected no criminality in her death after several witnesses told cops that the woman was by herself when she fell onto the tracks, police said.

The subway fatality was the city’s second in just over a week, after an MTA maintenance worker leapt to her death on Aug. 21.
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NYPD Officers and EMTs remove the body after a woman is fatally struck by a C train at Broadway Junction station.

The worker, Kelly McClain, 45, jumped in front of a northbound 6 train at the 59th St. station.

The vixen Nexen pipeline suspension: gaps in documentation, regulator says Suspension comes a month after massive spill near Long Lake facility

CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2015 3:31 PM MT Last Updated: Aug 29, 2015 3:42 PM MT



The spill happened at Nexen Energy's Long Lake oilsands facility south of Fort McMurray. (Nexen Energy)
 

Alberta's Energy Regulator (AER) says "deficiencies" in documentation and pipeline monitoring prompted the decision to suspend 95 pipelines operated by Nexen Energy at an oilsands site.

The suspension comes a month after a pipeline owned by the company spilled 5 million litres of water, sand and bitumen nearby.

Pipeline operators in Alberta are required to keep records on how they monitor pipelines, according to Bob Curran, AER's director of public affairs.

Curran said a letter from Nexen to the regulator indicated "deficiencies in the documentation of their monitoring systems" and "a lack of some monitoring activities" at the Long Lake oilsands facility, south of Fort McMurray.

"What we need is documentation, at the very least, to assure us that these activities have taken place," he said.

In an emailed release, Nexen said it found the problems during an internal audit and immediately disclosed them to the AER.

"Our top priority is the safety of our employees, the public and the environment," the release read.

"We are preparing to comply with the AER's order as we work to compile the necessary information and documentation.

The suspension is being praised by some environmental groups who have been critical of Alberta's approach to pipelines.

"It's a pretty historic decision. We're really glad to see the province finally getting tough when it comes to pipeline safety," said Mike Hudema, an energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada.

Hudema said he believed Alberta's change in government has led to a change in how it approached pipelines. In the leadup to its majority win in the spring provincial election, the NDP pledged stronger environmental protections.

"This is definitely a good first step," he said.

"We're going to be watching very closely to see if the government is serious about addressing Alberta's pipeline problems."

However, Curran said pipeline operations have been suspended in the past. He thinks the recent Nexen spill, as well as the large number of pipelines shut down, simply give this decision a higher profile.

"It's not a change in philosophy … but it might be something more people are aware of this time."

Pedestrian male hit, killed by motor home while crossing street in Salt Lake City, Utah

Posted 9:50 pm, August 29, 2015, by FOX 13 News






SALT LAKE CITY — A man was hit and killed by a motor home while crossing a street in downtown Salt Lake City Saturday night.

Police at the scene tell FOX 13 News’ Robert Boyd a man between the ages of 30 and 40 was crossing 500 West near 500 South when he was hit and killed by a motor home. FOX 13 first heard reports of the crash around 9:30 p.m.

Police said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but they said at this time the driver of the motor home has been cooperative and is not facing any charges.

UDOT tweeted about an incident at that address, stating they expected the scene to be cleared by about 10:44 p.m.