Single mother and daughter lose almost everything in fire at a Maumee duplex in Ohio

By Tony Geftos, Brigette Burnett |
Updated: Wed 11:31 PM, Jun 08, 2016

 
MAUMEE (13abc Action News) -- UPDATE: On Tuesday morning, a fire ripped through a Maumee duplex on the 100 block of W. John St.

John Jennings told 13abc that he, his girl friend, her daughter and two cats were inside the residence during the time of the fire.

Jennings said his girl friend woke up to the smell of smoke. They all rushed out of the duplex and were only able to grab one of the cats. The other was later saved by a Maumee firefighter.

Jennings said items in the back of the duplex will have to be thrown out. They may be able to salvage a few things from in the front of the multi-family home.

"Her bedroom's gone," said Jennings. The kitchen is gone. I've been in the house once and it's not a pretty site."

On Wednesday, the single mother and her daughter had plans to visit Miami University's orientation. Because of the fire that trip to Oxford, Ohio was canceled.

A friend is working on setting up a GoFundMe account. Stay connected to 13abc.com for ways to donate to this family.

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A family of three is safe after an overnight fire in a duplex.

Flames broke out just before 2:00AM on the 100 block of W. John St. in Maumee, behind the businesses on Conant Street.

The fire appears to have started near the back of the home.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames, but they remained at the home for hours investigating a possible cause and putting out "hotspots."

The fire chief tells 13abc two adults and an adult daughter escaped the lower half of the duplex unharmed.

They are being assisted by the American Red Cross. The tenants of the upstairs portion of the building were not home at the time of the fire.

Chevron Oil Well Blown Up With Dynamite as NDA Deny Talks

Published in Oil Industry News on Wednesday, 8 June 2016


The Niger Delta Avengers on Wednesday claimed it had blown up another oil well.


The group equally said it was not negotiating with the Federal Government.

A source familiar with the development told Oil and Gas People the affected crude oil pipeline is between Opia and Dagbolo villages in Warri North.

Confirming the attack, a security source said: “Yes, there was an attack this morning by militants on a Chevron facility.”

“The pipeline had earlier been attacked by militants using the same modus operandi which is with the use of dynamite.

“The attack was carried out at about 3am this morning.”

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the staff of the CNL said that the company would draft a team of technicians to the spot to assess the extent of damage.

In two tweets on its Twitter handle in the early hours of Wednesday, the NDA said it blew up Well RMP 20 belonging to Chevron Oil.

It said in the first tweet: “At 1:00am today, the @NDAvengers blow up Well RMP 20 belonging to Chevron located 20 meters away from Dibi flow Stattion in Warri North LGA.”

The second tweet on negotiation with the Federal Government, said the group was not aware of any committee and said if anyone was negotiating with the Federal Government, it was not on behalf of the group.

It tweeted: “This is to the Gen. public we’re not negotiating with any Committee. if Fed Govt is discussing wth any group they’re doing that on their own.”

Coast Guard saves 3 from overturned boat on Lake Champlain, VT

Jun 8th, 2016 

A submerged catamaran remains at the scene of a rescue in Lake Champlain, Vermont, June 8, 2016.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

BOSTON — The Coast Guard responded to an overturned vessel and three people in the water Wednesday on Lake Champlain, Vermont.

Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a call at approximately 2:15 p.m. from a person on land reporting a capsized 14-foot catamaran in Appletree Bay about one mile northwest from shore.

Coast Guard Station Burlington launched a crew aboard a 26-foot boat who arrived on scene at about 2:45 p.m. and found three people sitting on the hull of the overturned boat.

The survivors reported heavy winds in the area caused the craft to capsize. They reportedly had safety equipment on board but were not dressed for the water, which was about 63 degrees. They said they were cold and one reportedly had suffered a minor cut. The station crew transported them back to Station Burlington where they were each evaluated by awaiting Emergency Medical Service and released.

Station Burlington issued a safety marine broadcast to warn nearby boaters of the overturned vessel.

“This is a perfect example of how quickly things can change at sea,” said Chief Michael Faivre from Sector Northern New England’s command center. “It’s an unpredictable environment, and being dressed appropriately for both the air and the water is essential.”

Seven Coast Guard units work together to rescue 3 people and a dog aboard disabled sailboat west of Siuslaw River, OR

Jun 8th, 2016 


Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk

NORTH BEND, Ore. – Coast Guard air and boat crews worked together to assist three people and a dog aboard a 51-foot sailing vessel that was disabled and adrift about 45 miles west of Siuslaw River, Wednesday.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Port Angeles, Wash., is towing the sailing vessel Rogue Scholarship toward Reedsport and will transfer the tow to the crew of a 47-foot motor life boat from Coast Guard Station Umpqua River.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend initially received an uncorrelated distress call at 9:30 a.m. Forty five minutes later, watchstanders received a digital selected call distress notification with a location about three miles west of the observed location of the first notification. Aircrews launched aboard two MH-65 Dolphin helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend and Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, a boatcrew launched from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River aboard an MLB, the crew of the Cuttyhunk diverted from patrolling nearby and a C-27J medium range surveillance aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento to search for possible mariners in distress.

The master of the vessel was able to contact the C-27J aircrew and reported that all three people on board were in good condition, but the vessel had a torn sail, fouled propeller and had been adrift for three days. A Dolphin aircrew arrived on scene and deployed a rescue swimmer with a VHF-FM radio. The crew of the Cuttyhunk arrived on scene and placed the sailboat in tow and is expected to arrive near Reedsport at about 9 p.m.

“This was a complex case involving assets from different parts of the country,” said Wesley Trull, the operations unit controller at Sector North Bend. “Our air, boat and cutter crews were able to work together to get these mariners in distress the help they needed.”

Weather on scene was reported to be 4-to-6 foot seas with 10-to-15 knot winds and a water temperature of 57 degrees.

Driver hits cow in dark on Grand Parkway near Louetta, Texas

Driver hits cow in dark on Grand Parkway (KTRK)





By Tracy Clemons
Updated 2 hrs 59 mins ago
The pictures of Jacob Jensen's car are jaw-dropping.

"If there would've been a passenger with me, that passenger would've been killed," the 24-year old said.

He was on the Grand Parkway near Louetta last week when someone flashed their lights at him. It was too late.

"I came over the hill and they were just at that angle perfectly and they just appeared," he said.

Four cows were in the road. Jensen swerved, but hit one. He walked away from this mangled car with only a cut on his finger. The deputy that responded told him about Taurean Branford, the off-duty HPD officer who was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a cow on the Grand Parkway near FM 529 in October.

"He didn't tell me it was an officer, but he did tell me the last accident that involved a cow on the highway, the person wasn't so lucky and had passed away," Jensen said.

"He didn't have the time to stop or react until he was right up on it," said Branford's father Daniel Branford.

Witnesses said then that it was so dark on that stretch of the Grand Parkway that night that it was impossible to see the cows. Jensen says it was dark just down the road where he crashed.

"I'm at a loss for words because it still hasn't been fixed. It still hasn't been corrected," Daniel Branford told us when we explained the latest accident to him.

Just as important as added lighting, the Branford's believe the seemingly endless number of cows should be under closer watch.

"Somebody has to be responsible for those cows," he said.

"It would be a good thing for them to patrol their fences and make sure it is a tollway. They should have that under control," Jensen added.

The Branford's tell Eyewitness News the owner of the cow that killed their son never came forward.