SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS HOME DESTROYED IN EARLY MORNING FIRE

Springfield, Massachusetts home destroyed in early morning fire

Fire is on Oak Grove Avenue

SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) — An 80 year-old grandmother and her son have been forced from their Springfield home after a devastating fire early Friday morning.

Firefighters were called to 31 Oak Grove Avenue at around 4:15 A.M. January 2, 2014. Dennis Leger, aide to the Springfield Fire Commissioner, told 22News that the residents of the home did manage to get out safely.
India Tucker-Ross, the granddaughter of the homeowner, told 22News that her grandmother was taken to Mercy Medical Center to be checked out, because she is diabetic and her family is concerned for her health.
After fighting the flames for about two hours, firefighters were able to recover a few of the homeowner’s belongings, including medications and photo albums, as well as some picture frames.
Tucker-Ross said that the family is sad to see the destruction of the home in which many of them grew up, but she added that they are grateful everyone made it out safely.
The Red Cross is assisting the fire victims.

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT CHESNEE, SOUTH CAROLINA HOME. THE HOME IS A TOTAL LOSS, WITH ELECTRIC FIRE TO BLAME.

Fire breaks out at Chesnee, South Carolina home.  the old home is a total loss.

Posted: Jan 02, 2015 3:54 AM EST Updated: Jan 02, 2015 7:03 AM EST

CHESNEE, SC (FOX Carolina) -

Three fire departments responded to a Chesnee home early Friday after a fire broke out.

The fire was reported at a home on Highway 11 near North Cash Avenue just before 2 a.m.

Fire officials at the scene said the home is a total loss and the cause is believed to be electrical.

Assistant Fire Chief Billy Bishops said heavy fire was coming from the home's roof when they arrived. He said a woman and at least two children made it out of the home OK.

Bishop said the home was built in the 1930s, making it more difficult for firefighters to attack the fire in the roof.

FAMILY AND DOG ESCAPE HOUSE FIRE, THREE DEPARTMENTS CALLED IN TO HELP PIKE TOWNSHIP BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD NO FIRE HYDRANTS

Family and dog escape house fire, Three departments called in to help Pike Township because the neighborhood had no fire hydrants

By Lindy Thackston
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (January 2, 2015) – A northwest side family escaped a house fire Friday morning when they heard the smoke alarms sounding at 2:30 a.m.
Three adults, one child and the family dog made it out safely while the fire burned in the basement in the 8600 block of Green Braes S Dr. just west of the Eagle Creek Reservoir.
The Pike Township Fire Department called in help from Wayne Township, Brownsburg and Zionsville because the neighborhood does not have fire hydrants. They had to bring in water to fight the fire.
Crews were able to put out the fire fairly quickly and are still working to find the cause.

No firefighters were hurt.

Large home catches fire overnight in Indianapolis, IN

By Staff Reports Published: January 2, 2015, 6:00 am Updated: January 2, 2015, 7:24 am

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Pike Township firefighters are trying to find the cause of a house fire that broke out around 3 a.m. Friday on the city’s west side.
Firefighters say the homeowner woke up to smoke alarms, got out of the house and and called 911.
The home is on Green Braes Drive, which is near the intersection of 56th Street and Raceway Road.
Firefighters say the fire started in the basement.
Wayne Township, Pittsboro and Zionsville Fire Departments were called in to help because there are no hydrants in the area.  Firefighters say they had plenty of water and were able to put the fire out quickly.
There are no reports of injuries and no estimate has been given yet on how much damage the fire caused.

TOP 7 DANGERS FACING YOUNG WORKERS

Top 7 Dangers facing Young Workers

The following table identifies the top 7 dangers to young workers and the types of jobs where they are at risk.

The danger	Types of jobs
1. Lifting objects - overexertion causing sprains, strains, tears	Retail and grocery clerks, laborers, material handlers, shippers & receivers
2. Working on elevated levels - sprains, strains, tears, & fractures	Any job using ladders, stairs, scaffolding, or other raised areas
3. Working with knives - cuts & lacerations	Cooks, food service workers, retail clerks & shelf stockers
4. Working with hot substances/objects - burns	Jobs in the hospitality & service industries
5. Using mobile equipment or motor vehicles - sprains, strains, tears, & fractures	Any job requiring driving, riding, operating, or operating near mobile equipment
6. Working with food slicers - cuts & lacerations	Deli sales clerks, cooks, food service workers & retail sales clerks in supermarkets
7. Working in proximity to running equipment or machinery - cuts, lacerations, & fractures	Laborers in manufacturing or construction, machine operators, material handlers, bakers & cooks

4 MORE MARITIME OFFICERS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN GREEK FERRY FIRE. THE FERRY’S CAR DECK HAD TOO MANY VEHICLES THAT WERE LOADED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLES WERE RUBBING WITH THE FERRY WALLS, POTENTIALLY CREATING SPARKS AND STARTING THE FIRE.

4 more maritime officers under investigation in Greek ferry fire.  the FERRY’S car deck had too many vehicles that were loaded with fuel.  the vehicles were rubbing WITH the ferry walls, potentially creating sparks and starting the fire.

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA
Associated Press

BRINDISI, Italy (AP) - Four more maritime officials were put under formal investigation Friday as a charred ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead.

The blaze that broke out Sunday and torched the Norman Atlantic ferry has killed at least 11 people. Italy says 477 people were rescued, most by helicopters that plucked survivors off the top deck in gale-force winds and carried them to nearby boats.

The probe into the disaster widened Friday. In addition to the ship's captain and the head of the company that built the ferry - both Italians - the prosecutor's office in Bari put two other crew members and two representatives of the Greek ferry line Anek, which rented the Norman Atlantic, under investigation, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Towing the ferry overnight across the choppy seas of the Adriatic took 17 hours.

Tugboat company owner Giuseppe Barretta told The Associated Press in Brindisi that firefighters and a prosecutor will be the first to go aboard later Friday to search it in case there are any bodies on board as well as begin inspection for what caused the blaze.

Prosecutors fear unregistered migrants were smuggled aboard in trucks and might have perished in the flames and smoke.

Italian newspapers, reportedly quoting from transcripts of the ferry captain's questioning Wednesday by prosecutors, said Capt. Argilio Giacomazzi told prosecutors that crews didn't properly follow his orders in lowering the lifeboats and that the car deck had too many vehicles that were loaded with fuel.  the vehicles were rubbing WITH the ferry walls, potentially creating sparks and starting the fire.

Bari prosecutors have declined to say what the captain told them, citing laws governing investigations.