At least 1 person is dead and 3 others were injured when a Borough Park building exploded in New York

1 dead, 3 injured in Borough Park building explosion







Updated 35 mins ago

BOROUGH PARK (WABC) -- The FDNY said that an explosion in a Brooklyn building may have been caused when a tenant was attempting to swap out a stove before moving.

At least one person is dead and three others were hurt when the Borough Park building exploded Saturday afternoon.

The surviving victims were taken to Methodist Hospital. The three people who were injured were pedestrians, including one child who was 10 years old. They were all injured by falling debris. One of the victims is in critical condition, but is not believed to have life-threatening injuries. The victim who died was a woman in her sixties who was standing in the stairwell of her building.


A building caught fire in the 4200 block of 13th Avenue in Borough Park following an explosion. WABC 

More than 100 firefighters responded around 1 p.m. to the two-alarm fire that followed an explosion in the 4200 block of 13th Avenue in Borough Park. Smoke was very heavy in the area, and a portion of the building involved had collapsed.



The building is a three-story, mixed-use building with a business on the ground level and apartments above. City property records describe the building as residential, with space for a store or office.

National Grid responded and was working under the direction of the FDNY to shut off gas in the area.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a statement Saturday afternoon about the fire. "This explosion is the latest in a disturbing trend of incidents that occurred in Harlem and the East Village," it said. "In light of this, I am directing the State Department of Public Service to undertake an investigation into the cause of this incident. That investigation is ongoing, and updates will be provided to the public as soon as they are available."

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Heavy rains and major flooding will continue along the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday as a result of Hurricane Joaquin interacting with a slow-moving cold front.

Rain Lashes Eastern US, Major Flooding Expected
 
By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
October 3, 2015; 4:49 AM ET
 

Heavy rains and major flooding will continue along the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday as a result of Hurricane Joaquin interacting with a slow-moving cold front.

"Very heavy rain will continue through the early morning hours across parts of South Carolina, including Charleston and Columbia. Rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are likely," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll said.

Serious flooding is already occurring in and around Charleston and the problem will get worse, Doll said.

"People in the Carolinas should be prepared to move to higher ground to protect life if flood waters approach their homes," Doll said. "If you are driving and come across a flooded roadway, your best option is to turn around and find an alternative route."





UPDATES: (All times are listed in Eastern Time)

4:54 a.m. Saturday: Many secondary roads are still impassable due to flash flooding in Charleston, South Carolina, city police said.

4:52 a.m. Saturday: Power outages reported near Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, Darlington County Sheriff's Office said.

4:40 a.m. Saturday: Hurricane Joaquin remains a Category 3 hurricane as the system pulls away from the Bahamas, AccuWeather meteorologists said.



4:22 a.m. Saturday: 0.96 inches of rain fell in 1 hour at the Charleston Executive Airport, Mesonet reports.

4:17 a.m. Saturday: Flash flooding becoming a major problem in Charleston County, South Carolina.

4:02 a.m. Saturday: About 10,000 Duke Energy customers are without power in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area, the utility reported.

4:00 a.m. Saturday: Washed-out roadway in Darlington County, South Carolina.

3:55 a.m. Saturday: 0.96 inches of rain in 1 hour, 5 miles north of Denmark, South Carolina, Mesonet reports.

3:50 a.m. Saturday: Rain band moving onshore may bring up to 2 inches an hour, southwest of Charleston, South Carolina, AccuWeather Meteorologist Ed Vallee said.



3:15 a.m. Saturday: 1.14 inches of rain fell in 1 hour at Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Mesonet reports.

3:10 a.m. Saturday: Record rainfall on Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina.

3:07 a.m. Saturday: More than 12,200 North Carolina power customers are without service as a result of storms, utilities report.

2:48 a.m. Saturday: More road closings have occurred in Charleston, South Carolina, police said.

2:17 a.m. Saturday: More heavy rain bands are moving into Charleston, South Carolina, with rainfall rates approaching 1 inch per hour, AccuWeather Meteorologist Ed Vallee said.



2:08 a.m. Saturday: Flooded roads in and around Asheboro, North Carolina, law enforcement reports.

2:01 a.m. Saturday: Hurricane Joaquin remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is moving away from the Bahamas, AccuWeather meteorologists said.

(Image/GOES-East/NOAA).

1:56 a.m. Saturday: A small landslide blocked one lane of Old Highway 10 near Marion, North Carolina, emergency management reported.

1:54 a.m. Saturday: More than 15,000 Duke Energy customers in the Carolinas are without lights as a result of storms, the utility reported.

1:40 a.m. Saturday: Horry County, South Carolina, firefighters were busy with water rescues Friday night as a result of a dam/levee failure in the Little River area, WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach reported.

1:25 a.m. Saturday: Flash flooding continues to be a problem in Darlington County, South Carolina.

1:20 a.m. Saturday: Heavy rain fell over the Carolinas on Friday.
24-Hour Rainfall Totals (as of 12 a.m. EDT Saturday)
CityRain (in inches)
North Myrtle Beach, SC 10.41
Longs, SC 9.69
Sunset Beach, NC 8.24
Oriental, NC 5.64


1:05 a.m. Saturday: 1 inch of rain fell in 1 hour, 8 miles south-southwest of Chesterfield, South Carolina, Mesonet reports.

12:50 a.m. Saturday: Heavier rain band moving into the Charlotte, North Carolina, area with rainfall rates approaching 2 inches per hour.



12:44 a.m. Saturday: Flooding closes streets in Darlington and Hartsville, South Carolina, the Darlington County Sheriff's Office reports.

12:30 a.m. Saturday: 2.44 inches of rain in 3 hours at Santee Coastal Reserve, South Carolina, Mesonet reports.

12:22 a.m. Saturday: Flooding continues in Charleston.

12:20 a.m. Saturday: New road closures around Charleston, South Carolina.

12:01 a.m. Saturday: Trees felled by storm are causing issues in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area.

11:50 p.m. Friday: Flooding continues in North Carolina.

11:46 p.m. Friday: The GOES-East infrared satellite view shows moisture from Hurricane Joaquin interacting with a slow-moving cold front.

(Image/GOES-East/NOAA).

11:42 p.m. Friday: More than 5,400 Duke Energy customers are without lights in the Carolinas, the utility reported.

11:39 p.m. Friday: Significant flooding reported in Whiteville, North Carolina, emergency officials said.

11:34 p.m. Friday: Almost 1 foot of rain reported in parts of South Carolina, the National Weather Service at Wilmington, North Carolina, said.

11:32 p.m. Friday: Some roads have reopened but many others remain closed in Charleston, South Carolina, police said.

11:19 p.m. Friday: Evacuations reported in North Carolina.

11:00 p.m. Friday: Hurricane Joaquin remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane, AccuWeather meteorologists said.

10:50 p.m. Friday: Weather delays reported at Philadelphia, Newark and La Guardia airports, the FAA said.



Most Northeast U.S. airports were reporting normal operations except Philadelphia, Newark and La Guardia airports. (Image/FAA)

10:45 p.m. Friday: 8.19 inches of rain have fallen at North Myrtle Beach, SC, in last 24 hours with 6.60 inches of that in the last 12 hours, Mesonet reports.

4 more pay the piper: 4 killed after a 1984 Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP experienced an inflight breakup and impacted trees and the waters of Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.

UPDATED 9:48 PM EDT Oct 02, 2015

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — 

Authorities from Georgia and South Carolina say four people were killed in a plane crash near the state line at Lake Hartwell.

The Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley confirmed to  WYFF News 4 a small plane had crashed near the state line along Lake Hartwell.

Investigators said the plane's debris field was discovered in a tree line near the lake, and in the lake.

Authorities from both Stephens County and Oconee County said the crash was in the Highway 123 area.

Crews said they have located the plane's fuselage and that 4 people on board did not survive.

The FAA says it alerted local authorities and airports around 4 p.m. about a missing aircraft.

According to the FAA, the plane was headed to the Clemson airport.

NTSB and FAA officials are headed to Lake Hartwell to begin investigating the crash.

The plane was owned by Smith Family Aviation LLC of Warsaw, Indiana.


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Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP similar to the one that crashed







WALHALLA, S.C. - Former Tippy Valley Football Coaches Charlie Smith and Scott Bibler are among four people that were killed Friday in a plane crashed headed to Clemson for the Notre Dame-Clemson football game, Tippy Valley Athletic Director Duane Burkhart confirmed to WNDU.

Burkhart says Smith's son Scott, a Tippy Valley graduate and former basketball player was also killed in the crash. The 4th person killed was sprint car racer Tony Elliot, his brother-in-law confirms to WNDU.

Oconee County Emergency Services Deputy Chief Adam Williams said the crash happened Friday on the shore of Lake Hartwell in a remote area about 20 miles outside of Clemson. Williams said first responders found debris on the ground and in the water before reaching the site.

The FAA confirmed that plane belong to Charlie Smith. Councilman Smith is a certified pilot and is included by the FAA in the Airmen Certification Database. Burkhart says Smith was the pilot of the flight.

Charlie Smith was the football coach at Tippy Valley when the program first started in 1975. He led them to a state championship in 1979. Smith currently served as a Warsaw councilman.

"Charlie lived life to the fullest," Burkhart said. "He was very well respected in the community, very well respected in not only the Tippacanoe Valley community but also the Warsaw community."

Burkhart said Charlie Smith also was an avid Notre Dame fan and went to all the games, home and away.

Charlie's son Scott Smith was a lawyer in Warsaw. Scott Smith was a Tippy Valley graduate and played basketball for the Vikings.

"They were a very close-knit father and son," Burkhart said.

Bibler coached the Tippy Valley football team from 1990-2005 compiling a record of 98-68. He returned in 2014 but resigned after a 1-9 season.

Burkart says he and his wife were very close with the Biblers.

"He was the most genuine person you would ever meet," Burkhart said of Bibler. "He was a great educator, he was a very good coach and a very good friend to many of us."

Bibler served as a guidance counselor for a long time at Tippy Valley as well.

"His whole life has basically been based around helping other people," Burkhart said.

Elliot was a sprint car driver. He owned Elliot's Cars and Karts in Warsaw. He was known to be a big supporter of Warsaw athletics and recently retired from racing.

"He was unbelievable," Irish Saunders of Plymouth Speedway said of Elliot. "He was great for the sport."

Saunders said Elliot has a billboard up at the Speedway.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Berger said in an email to the Associated Press that the wreckage of the Piper PA-32 was found on the Georgia-South Carolina border. She said the plane was headed to the airport in Clemson, South Carolina, when air traffic controllers lost contact with the flight around 4 p.m.


Flying a small plane near a hurricane for a football game is plain stupid.  They paid with their lives.

Source: http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Four-dead-after-Warsaw-registered-plane-crashes-on-way-to-Clemson--330486651.html





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Date:	02-OCT-2015
Time:	13:36+
Type:	Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP
Owner/operator:	Smith Family Aviation LLC
Registration:	N782TM
C/n / msn:	32R-8513001
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Lake Hartwell near Mt Tabor Landing, SC -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Warsaw Muni (KASW)
Destination airport:	Oconee County Rgnl (KCEU)

Narrative:
The aircraft experienced an inflight breakup and impacted trees and the waters of Lake Hartwell in Oconee County near Mt Tabor Landing, South Carolina. The airplane was destroyed and the four occupants onboard received fatal injuries. Weather may have been a factor to the accident.
Sources:
http://m.wyff4.com/news/sc-georgia-authorities-investigating-plane-crash-reports/35623396
http://wspa.com/2015/10/02/oconee-co-deputies-search-for-possible-plane-crash/
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/plane-crashes-lake-hartwell-killing-4/nns49/
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2015/10/02/crews-search-reported-plane-crash-site/73230272/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N782TM
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=782TM

Aircraft Description

Serial Number	32R-8513001	Status	Valid
Manufacturer Name	PIPER	Certificate Issue Date	05/06/2011
Model	PA-32R-301	Expiration Date	05/31/2017
Type Aircraft	Fixed Wing Single-Engine	Type Engine	Reciprocating
Pending Number Change	None	Dealer	No
Date Change Authorized	None	Mode S Code (base 8 / oct)	52514651
MFR Year	1984	Mode S Code (base 16 / hex)	AA99A9
Type Registration	Corporation	Fractional Owner	NO

Registered Owner

Name	SMITH FAMILY AVIATION LLC
Street	1902 N BAY DR
City	WARSAW	State	INDIANA
County	KOSCIUSKO	Zip Code	46580-4630
Country	UNITED STATES

Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer

LYCOMING

Classification

Standard

Engine Model

IO-540 SER

Category

Normal

A/W Date

10/17/1984

1,100 gallons of fuel spilled in the Port of Astoria, Oregon after the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier

Coast Guard, local agencies respond to spill at the Port of Astoria, Ore.
Oct 2nd, 2015 


Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale, marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, surveys the scene of a 1,100 gallon diesel spill in the Port of Astoria, Ore., in the vicinity of Pier 1, Oct. 2, 2015. The diesel was spilled into the Columbia River when the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg) 

WARRENTON, Ore. — 

A unified command composed of the U.S. Coast Guard, Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology and responsible party was established in response to the diesel fuel discharge at Pier 1 in Astoria, Friday.

An over-flight conducted by an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria at 9 a.m., confirmed that the spill was contained within the boom surrounding the vessel and pier.

Once the leak was secured, the vessel’s engineer sounded the ship’s tank and Coast Guard Incident Management investigators determined a maximum discharge of 1,100 gallons had occurred.

At 12:55 a.m., Port of Astoria personnel reported to Coast Guard Sector Columbia River that the 565-foot, Panamanian-flagged, bulk carrier Global Gold allied with Pier 1 in the Port of Astoria, causing a 4-foot by 8-inch gash in the port side of the hull approximately 30 feet from the stern.

“The quick response and notification of proper authorities by the crew of the M/V Global Gold prevented this spill from becoming a much more serious situation,” said Chief Petty Officer Brad Bennett, a pollution investigator with U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River. “The unified command was established to deploy a safe and timely response to mitigate environmental damage, and this is a collaborative process with the responsible party, both states and the federal government.”

Clean Rivers Cooperative was mobilized and deployed boom around the vessel and pier by 3:30 a.m. The vessel’s crew applied absorbent pads to the small affected area of land at the end of Pier 1.

The vessel was scheduled to load lumber in the Port of Astoria for the next few days, and the vessel will be detained at its current location until repairs can be made.

The cause of the allision and ensuing spill is under investigation.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale, marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, surveys the scene of a 1,100 gallon diesel spill in the Port of Astoria, Ore., in the vicinity of Pier 1, Oct. 2, 2015. The diesel was spilled into the Columbia River when the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale, marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, surveys the damage done to the motor vessel Global Gold after it allided with Pier 1 in the Port of Astoria, Ore., and spilled 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel, Oct. 2, 2015. The diesel spill has been contained and the Coast Guard is working with representatives from the vessel, local and state authorities to mitigate damage to the environment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale, marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, surveys the scene of a 1,100 gallon diesel spill in the Port of Astoria, Ore., in the vicinity of Pier 1, Oct. 2, 2015. The diesel was spilled into the Columbia River when the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)

Capt. Dan Travers, commander Sector Columbia River and captain of the port, is briefed about the response and shown the damage to Pier 1 in Astoria, Ore., by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale (front), Oct. 2, 2015. The pier was damaged and 1,100 gallons of diesel was spilled into the Columbia River when the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)

Capt. Dan Travers, commander Sector Columbia River and captain of the port, is briefed about the response to a 1,100 gallon diesel spill in the vicinity of Pier 1 in Astoria, Ore., by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale and Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Owens, Oct. 2, 2015. The diesel was spilled into the Columbia River when the motor vessel Global Gold allided with the pier. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)

Vehicle on Lake Charlevoix, Michigan cable ferry catches fire. Ferry shut down for weekend

 


A vehicle burns aboard the passenger vessel Charlevoix, a 50-foot, four-car cable ferry, while the vessel is moored in Ironton, Michigan, on Lake Charlevoix Oct. 2, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Charlevoix)
October 2nd, 2015 
 
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. — 

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Station Charlevoix and Boyne City, Michigan, Fire Department responded to a fire aboard a Charlevoix ferry Friday afternoon on Lake Charlevoix.

All passengers and crew were safely escorted off the vessel with no reported injuries.

Just before 3 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, received notification of a vehicle on fire aboard the passenger vessel Charlevoix, a 50-foot four-car cable ferry, while the vessel was moored to the pier.

Crews from the Boyne City Fire Department arrived on scene, extinguished the fire and removed the vehicle. A Station Charlevoix crew, aboard a 45-foot response boat, diverted from nearby to assist.

A Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie marine inspector also responded to the scene to investigate. Due to damage caused by the fire, the Charlevoix has been shut down until Monday for further assessment of damage to ensure passenger safety.