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Posted: Mar 2, 2016

Indianapolis Fire Department Could Close Two Neighborhood Fire Stations

Indianapolis Fire Department officials unveiled a consolidation plan Tuesday that would include closing two fire houses, repurposing another into a firefighter fitness center and building a new station that's expected to cost at least $3 million.

Indianapolis Fire Department officials unveiled a consolidation plan Tuesday that would include closing two fire houses, repurposing another into a firefighter fitness center and building a new station that's expected to cost at least $3 million.


IFD Chief Ernest Malone released the details of his plan to the press an hour before he was set to speak with community organizers  Tuesday evening at the Broad Ripple Village Association meeting, one of the neighborhoods that would be affected by consolidation.

The pitch, which the department is calling its "2016 Redeployment Effort," focuses on a "holistic review" of IFD by putting resources in high-volume areas and cutting costs. No firefighters would lose jobs but could get reassigned to other stations.

Under the plan, Butler-Tarkington would lose its fire station — Station 16 at 5555 N. Illinois St. — as part of a consolidation with nearby Station 32 at 6330 Guilford Ave. in the heart of Broad Ripple. Its engine would relocate to Station 32, too.

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Posted: Mar 2, 2016

Deadly Seattle house fire sparked by electrical malfunction

A deadly overnight house fire was apparently sparked by an electrical malfunction on the back porch that spread to the interior of the home, fire investigators said. The blaze killed a 96-year-old man who lived there. His body was found in the kitchen by firefighters as they attacked the flames. Crews initially responded to the scene, near 20th Avenue South and S.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 7:51:14 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Mar 2, 2016

Deadly Seattle house fire sparked by electrical malfunction

A deadly overnight house fire was apparently sparked by an electrical malfunction on the back porch that spread to the interior of the home, fire investigators said. The blaze killed a 96-year-old man who lived there. His body was found in the kitchen by firefighters as they attacked the flames. Crews initially responded to the scene, near 20th Avenue South and S.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 7:51:14 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Mar 2, 2016

Train Derails in Ripley, NY, Spilling Ethanol and Leading to Home Evacuations

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office confirms a train derailed in Ripley near Shaver Street and Mechanic Street.

Two locomotives with 34 rail cars were involved in the derailment. Two of those were carrying ethanol. One car had a puncture as well as material leaking from the cover plate. Both the car and the cover plate have been patched and a bucket is catching any dripping material.

In the second car, there's ethanol leaking from a gasket and a bucket is catching that dripping material as well.

One rail car was carrying propane but there's no damage to that car and no material being released.

There were no injuries in the crash. There's no timeline yet on when the cars will be back on the rail, and the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

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Posted: Mar 2, 2016

Renton: Fallen tree, power line trap woman in her car for nearly 3 hours

A Tuesday evening wind storm caused a domino effect of falling trees and power lines that forced a Renton driver to stay inside her car for nearly three hours. A woman was driving in the area of Renton Avenue Extension and Taylor Avenue NW at about 6 p.m. when a wind gust toppled a tree, which then pulled down a nearby power line, according to the Renton Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 3:57:46 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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