Posted on 05/24/2002 11:36:08 AM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
FOX News Alert just moments ago. Whole place was in flames!
Yes, you are sorry all right. Run along stinky.
Mrs Kus
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A large residential complex in the San Fernando Valley caught fire after an explosion Friday. There was no immediate word on injuries.
The blast hit the three-story building in Encino about 11 a.m., Fire Department spokesman Bob Collis said.
There was no indication of what caused the blast or of any connection to a recent federal warning that terrorists could target the nation's apartment buildings, but the FBI responded to the site.
"We have a bomb technician going to the scene with several agents, as is routine in a situation like this. But it's just a precaution. There is absolutely no indication there's any link to terrorism," said FBI spokeswoman Laura Bosley.
The building is one of many big residential complexes in the suburban Encino district about 15 miles northwest of downtown.
Outside, debris from the blast littered the complex grounds as a towering column of smoke rose over the south side of the valley.
Everett Betts, who lives in a neighboring complex, said the building was evacuated quickly after the blast. He said one evacuee was in a wheelchair.
AP-ES-05-24-02 1536EDT
This story can be found at : http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAOUALGM1D.html
What is your problem? Or are you just the neighborhood lunatic?
At Least One Fatality In Montgomery County Fire
Fire Broke Out In Spring Mount Area
POSTED: 11:14 a.m. EDT May 24, 2002
UPDATED: 3:14 p.m. EDT May 24, 2002
An early morning fire in Spring Mount, Pa. has taken the life of at least one person, fire officials say.
Fatal Fire In Spring Mount
Officials said the fire broke out in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, in a building located on Station Avenue near Main Street.
The building houses the Spring Mount post office and several apartments.
Fire officials reported one fatality. Media reports indicated that a 14-year-old girl died at the fire scene, while her mother and 12-year-old sister were injured.
The mother was admitted to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County in critical condition. The 12-year-old was admitted to Lehigh Valley Medical Center in critical condiiton.
Red Cross officials told NBC 10 that nine apartments were affected by the fire and 16 people were displaced. The Red Cross was on the scene providing food, shelter, clothing, medication and mental-health counseling.
Officials said the fire started at about 5 a.m. Friday morning and was placed under control at 6:38 a.m.
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He's got still pics, sound files and video of what the grill lighting looks and sounds like. Of course, once it's done, you've got more molten slag than grill left... (and no Purdue cracks - I spent a year there)
A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation
This handbook is intended as a guide to recommended practices for the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence at explosion and bombing scenes. Jurisdictional, logistical, or legal conditions may preclude the use of particular procedures contained here. Not every portion of this document may be applicable to all explosion and bombing scenes. The investigator will determine the applicability of these procedures to a particular incident.
hmmm...very bad typing day.
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