FERNLEY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) —
Fire fighters have knocked down a 16 acre brush fire on Sage Street in Fernley on Sunday, May 28, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
According to the sheriff's office, the fire started as a controlled burn that went out of control!
Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center is reporting crews are mopping up the fire, which started about 11:30 a.m.
Nevada Division of Forestry and Bureau of Land Management fire crews are on the scene. Air crews also assisted in fire fighting efforts.
Please avoid the area and yield to emergency vehicles.
Fire officials release cause of fire in which Upstate Salvation Army captain was injured
Fire happened Saturday night
Updated: 11:55 AM EDT May 29, 2017
SPARTANBURG, S.C. —
An Upstate Salvation Army captain was injured in a house fire Saturday night.
The fire happened Saturday around 11 p.m. on Hunters Pointe Drive, according to the North Spartanburg Fire Department.
Fire officials said that the homeowner, who is a captain with the Salvation Army, suffered burns.
Firefighters said no one else in the home was hurt.
The homeowner was working on his motorcycle in the home’s garage when fumes ignited, according to the North Spartanburg Fire Department.
The fire has been ruled an accident.
One firefighter was treated at the hospital for minor injuries.
The Salvation Army of Orangeburg posted on its Facebook page Sunday, asking for prayers for Captains Donnie and Paullete Marvels.
A release from the Salvation Army said: "Salvation Army Spartanburg leaders Paulette and Donnie Marvels are doing well after the house fire that destroyed their living quarters on Saturday evening. The Marvels are living in temporary housing and Salvation Army officers and corps (church) members are caring for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
"'This type of care is the core of who we are,' said Major Tom Louden, general secretary of The Salvation Army of the Carolinas. 'Every single day, in towns and cities and rural areas, The Salvation Army is providing hope and healing to people in the most need.'"
"Capt. Donnie Marvels, who suffered burns on his hands and feet, is expected to make a full recovery.
"'Our family deeply appreciates the love shown to us from our community,' said Capt. Paulette Marvels. 'We are blessed to have such lovely friends, neighbors, and colleagues to support us during this time. Now it is time for the healing to begin.'"
"The Marvels respectfully request privacy at this time. No further updates are expected."
Provincetown fire cleanup begins; electrical cause likely
May 28, 2017 at 12:57 PM
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. – Fire crews were continuing to monitor the scene of a massive fire today that consumed the Red Shack restaurant and damaged several other nearby properties Saturday night.
Provincetown Fire Chief Michael Trovato said the fire is under investigation by Massachusetts Office of the State Fire Marshal but appears to have been electrical in nature and that it started in the 315 Commercial St. building’s attic.
Fire crews were giving the building another soaking with water this morning but were in the process of leaving the scene at around noon. The fire damaged nearby businesses, including the Surf Club and Tatiana’s; the Coffee Pot was suffered water damage and was hoping to reopen soon, Trovato said.
The Lily Pond gift shop was open, but the apartments upstairs were without electricity earlier today.
The fire was reported at 6 p.m. Saturday on the roof of the Lopes Square restaurant, part of a series of restaurants clustered at the entrance to MacMillan Pier. The heavy, black smoke from the three-alarm blaze was visible from for miles while the fire was being fought and brought fire departments from across the Cape to assist; at one point, a Mashpee ambulance was in the East Harwich fire station while the Harwich Fire Department was assisting in Provincetown, according to a post on the Harwich Fire Department’s Facebook page.
A representative of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts happened to be on scene and sent pictures and reports through the agency’s Twitter account. There were no injuries, according to the Red Cross
Three men killed in fiery vehicle accident in Kelseyville
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | May 27, 2017, 7:53AM
Three men were killed early Saturday in Kelseyville, CA when their car ran off the road, hit a tree and burst into flames, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened about 2:20 a.m. on Gold Dust Drive at Wilson Road, Sgt. Nenad Gorenec said.
The 2010 Chevy Camaro was headed south on Gold Dust Drive at a high rate of speed when it failed to stop at the intersection, continued across the road and hit a metal fence in front of a house, Gorenec said.
It careened off the fence and hit the tree before becoming engulfed in flames, he said.
The men likely died on impact, Gorenec said.
He said their bodies were burned beyond recognition. Their identities would be confirmed over the next week by dental records, he said.
In addition to speeding, these people were most likely drunk or on drugs. Most of them kill or get killed in the early A.M. hours, like here.
Two people were killed after a car crashed into a parked semi-truck in the South Deering neighborhood. (Captured News)
Sunday, May 28, 2017 08:11PM
CHICAGO, IL (WLS) -- Two women were killed in a crash early Sunday in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.
The two women, both 26 years old, were in a car traveling south about 4:45 a.m. in the 10300 block of South Commercial Avenue when it crashed into the back of a parked semi-truck, according to Chicago Police. Prior to the crash, on Saturday they both went to a friend's going-away party.
Abril Delapaz, of the East Side neighborhood, and Brisa Delapaz-Carvajal, of the Hegewisch neighborhood, were both pronounced dead at 5 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.
The Facebook pages of the Brisa Delapaz provides statements by her such as "going for drinks", etc. Also, the evidence shows that the South Commercial Avenue is a very wide street, with ample space to drive by the parked vehicles. Yet she end-up crashing at the back of the parked trailer. Speed could also be a factor, judging from how deep the Neon lodged into the parked trailer. These were young women and medical condition could not be the cause of the crash. But we are still waiting for the explanation from the medical examiner.
It is our opinion that since they were coming from a party and they posted messages about drinking, the driver was most likely under the influence. This area was close to their home, so, they were familiar with the street conditions.
Do not drink and drive. That is the moral of the story. Otherwise, all your life is gone in a moment.
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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
For most of lives, fraternal twins Abril and Brisa Delapaz were inseparable, according to relatives.
Last year, the 26-year-old sisters had gone on their first trip to Europe. A little more than a week ago, they had just participated in a 5K run in Chicago. And, naturally, on Saturday they both went to a friend's going-away party.
Police said it was about 4:45 p.m. when their Dodge Neon crashed into the back of a parked semi truck in the 10300 block of South Commercial Avenue in the city's South Deering neighborhood.
Brisa had been driving south toward the Hegewisch neighborhood. They were almost home.
"You could never have one without the other," said their brother Pablo Delapaz, 27, Sunday evening.
Delapaz said. "It’s just crazy. They came into this world together and went out together."
Only two weeks earlier, Abril Delapaz had graduated from Roosevelt University where she was studying biochemistry, Delapaz said. She had just started a medical internship at Rush University Medical Center.
"It was great," Pablo Delapaz said. "She was the first one in the family to go that far. She went to the extreme because she really wanted to make a difference."
Brisa also had attended Southern Illinois University in an effort to start a career in zoology.
Even though the sisters were attached at the hip, they each were remembered for own personality.
"Abril loved music. She was always dancing. Brisa was a goof. If anything happened, she would roll with it."
"They were always crazy, but they were also thoughtful," he added. "Both were a godsend to the family."
The sisters were the centerpiece of a tight-knit family who lived together in their home in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the city's Far South Side.
"Our mom is so distraught," Delapaz said. "When our father heard, he just broke down."Funeral services are pending
The Facebook pages of the Brisa Delapaz provides statements by her such as "going for drinks", etc. Do not drink and drive. That is the moral of the story. Otherwise, all your life is gone in a moment.
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Twins driving home from going-away party die in car crash
By Jackie Salo
May 30, 2017 | 6:24pm
Twin sisters who relatives described as inseparable were killed in Chicago over Memorial Day Weekend driving home from a friend’s going-away party.
Brisa Delapaz was behind the wheel early Sunday morning when she and her twin, Abril Delapaz, died crashing their Dodge Neon into the back of parked semi-truck, the Chicago Tribune reported. Around 15 minutes later, the 26-year-old sisters were pronounced dead, officials said. Modal Trigger
Twins Abril Delapaz and Brisa DelapazGoFundMe
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
“It’s just crazy. They came into this world together and went out together,” their brother Pablo Delapaz told the Chicago Tribune.
Only two weeks before the fatal crash, Abril had graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago with a degree in biochemistry. Her fraternal twin, Brisa, had been taking classes at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in hopes of pursuing a career in zoology. Grieving relatives remembered the sisters who grew up on the city’s Far South Side as “special girls.
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Sunday, May 28, 2017 08:45PM
OXFORD, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Authorities said four people are dead after a house fire.
Around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, the Oxford Police Department and Oxford Fire Department were dispatched to 215 Rectory St. for a residential structure fire.
When crews arrived, they found that the home was fully engulfed and neighbors advised that the residents could possibly still be inside.
Once the fire was under control, firefighters entered the house and discovered four bodies.
Authorities said the victims are between the ages of 18 to 75.
The victims have been sent to the North Carolina Medical Examiner's Office in Raleigh.
Their names have not yet been released.
An investigation is ongoing.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two children and their grandmother were killed in a Sunday morning fire in North Philadelphia.
The children's great-grandfather, Paul Guillory, and other family members gathered outside the damaged rowhome Sunday afternoon to begin to mourn.
The woman who was killed in the fire was Guillory's daughter, identified by family as 52-year-old Monique Guillory.
The young victims were her grandchildren, 9-year-old Prudence Figueroa and her 7-year-old brother Dean Figueroa.
Family members say the three lived in the home on the 1700 block of North 6th Street with Monique's daughter, who is the mother of the children, and her boyfriend.
"The kids were beautiful, always smiling, happy. She was a great woman," family member Amanda Gonzalez said.
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said firefighters were called out at 4:42 a.m. to the report of fire with people trapped inside the building.
Arriving firefighters quickly went to work battling the intense flames. Thiel said 30 vehicles and 100 personnel were called to the scene.
Officials say a parent inside the home was able to safely drop the 9-year-old girl to the firefighters. The child, who had suffered multiple burns, was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where she died from her injuries.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., once firefighters could go in the home, which remained unstable due to fire damage, they found the bodies of the second child and his grandmother.
"Despite our best efforts - these folks are the best in the world - sometimes it's just too late. It's very sad. It's tragic. It hurts for us. It hurts for our entire community," Thiel said.
Neighbor Ed Norat told Action News he woke up to screams of help from a man and a woman inside the burning home.
"When I came running outside, I see flames coming out of the window and the parents were screaming out for help. As I approached the building, I looked up at the third floor, I see someone hanging out, she was asking for help, there was nothing much I could do. I told her to 'hold up, hold up, the fire department is coming.' A young girl," Norat said.
Norat called 911, but said it was a horrible feeling that he couldn't do anything more to help the girl.
Norat said he watched the man jump from the roof to the ground. He said the woman also escaped the fire.
"She was screaming that her mother was in there and her kids," Norat said.
The American Red Cross is providing three adults with emergency assistance for lodging, food and clothing.
The Red Cross is also providing emotional support and counseling for the family members of those who lost their lives.
Nine hours after the fire started, the Red Paw Relief Team found a pet turtle alive in the home.
There is no word on a cause at this time.
Last Sunday, three people were killed in an early morning fire in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia.
In hopes of preventing tragic fire incidents, the Philadelphia Fire Department says they will come to homes and install smoke detectors for free. And if anyone has any questions on fire safety, they say to call them.
