MEC&F Expert Engineers : 01/26/15

Monday, January 26, 2015

ANNAPOLIS DEADLY MANSION FIRE: LAST (6TH) BODY RECOVERED; ALL 6 FAMILY MEMBERS ACCOUNTED FOR




ANNAPOLIS DEADLY MANSION FIRE: LAST (6TH) BODY RECOVERED; ALL 6 FAMILY MEMBERS ACCOUNTED FOR







Monday, January 26, 2015 




ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Investigators have recovered a body believed to be the last person missing since a massive fire reduced a Maryland mansion to rubble with six people inside.




Anne Arundel Fire Department spokesman Capt. Russ Davies said Monday that crews recovered a sixth body from the ruins and that all occupants are now accounted for. Five bodies were found last week. However, none of the bodies have been officially identified.

SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA FIRE CAUSED BY 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO CRASHED CAR INTO PIZZA PARLOR DAMAGING A NATURAL GAS LINE




SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA FIRE CAUSED BY 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO CRASHED CAR INTO PIZZA PARLOR DAMAGING A NATURAL GAS LINE




January 26, 2015




San Bruno, California (KRON4) — A 16-year-old girl who was driving erratically crashed into a pizza parlor in San Bruno this morning, damaging a gas meter and causing the building to catch fire, according to police.




The fire was reported sometime before 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of El Camino Real, prompting a response by fire and PG&E crews.




Authorities say the girl was driving erratically which lead to a chase that ultimately resulted in fiery crash.




Eddie Grauf, owner of European Car Service, which is located near the fire, identified the affected business as Seniore’s Pizza.




“The whole place burned down,” Grauf said. “There were flames 10, 15 feet high.”




“We sent a crew out right away and they’ve been working with first responders to make the area safe and stop the flow of gas,” PG&E spokeswoman Brittany McKannay said.




San Mateo County fire dispatchers said that the fire was brought under control at around 12:15 p.m. and southbound El Camino Real reopened shortly after 12:45 p.m. The northbound lanes remained closed.








NORTH LAS VEGAS CASINO MARQUEE FIRE SENDS UP PLUME VISIBLE FOR MILES




NORTH LAS VEGAS CASINO MARQUEE FIRE SENDS UP PLUME VISIBLE FOR MILES

January 26, 2015

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

The marquee of a North Las Vegas casino caught fire Monday morning, sending up a plume of smoke visible from miles away.

Firefighters were called about 11 a.m. to Poker Palace, 2757 Las Vegas Blvd. N., near the intersection with Civic Center Drive. It took fire crews about 10 minutes to extinguish the fire.

Fire Department spokesman Capt. Cedric Williams said it appeared the sign was having work done, but it was not immediately clear what caused the fire. The marquee sign was destroyed, Williams said. 

There were no reported injuries.

THE ROLLOVER RISKS OF TANKER TRUCKS: A TRUCKER TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-76, WAS SPEEDING, LOST CONTROL OF HIS RIG AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ONTO THE TOLL ROAD AND CRASHES HIS TRUCK, SPILLING MILK




THE ROLLOVER RISKS OF TANKER TRUCKS: A TRUCKER TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-76, WAS SPEEDING, LOST CONTROL OF HIS RIG AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ONTO THE TOLL ROAD AND CRASHES HIS TRUCK, SPILLING MILK

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN) — The entrance ramp to the Ohio Turnpike on I-76 remained closed late Friday after a crash.

A trucker traveling eastbound lost control of his rig as he was attempting to get onto the toll road. The rig went off the road, into the woods and then overturned. The cab landed on its roof and the jaws had to be used to rescue the 81-year-old driver from Pennsylvania.
He was flown to St. Elizabeth Health Center and it was reported that he was alert.

The rig was hauling unpasturized milk and some of it spilled out.

“They don’t know how much milk was lost but it is unpasturized milk. So it started to run off into a nearby creek underneath the vehicle. It started to run towards Meander Reservoir,” said Sgt. David Zatuarnicky of the Ohio State Highway Partol.

HazMat crews are currently on the scene on Lipkey Road trying to contain the spill.  The Ohio State Highway Patrol said it could take several hours before everything is cleared up.



TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK OVERTURNS IN OHIO TURNPIKE, DRIVER INJURED





TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK OVERTURNS IN OHIO TURNPIKE, DRIVER INJURED

January 26, 2015

NORTH JACKSON, Ohio (WKBN) –  The on-ramp to the Ohio Turnpike at I-76 in North Jackson has re-opened following a tractor-trailer accident.

The ramp was closed Monday morning after a tractor-trailer overturned. One person was injured, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Emergency crews worked for hours to clear the wreckage.

A representative with the Canfield post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said that emergency workers took the driver of the semi-truck to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital with minor injuries.