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Yahoo
21-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fire at Covington battery recycler sparks concerns among mayor, city leaders after 14 incidents
The mayor of Covington says a battery recycling plant, which was the scene of a fire Thursday, has been beset with problems and poses a risk to her community. The fire was the 14th incident firefighters responded to since the plant opened in March 2023, the city's fire chief said. 'I'm extremely worried about the ongoing problems,' Mayor Fleeta Baggett said about the Ascend Elements plant near Alcovy Road and I-20. Firefighters were called to a fire around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. It burned a truck trailer loaded with used lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. Crews kept the flames from spreading into a warehouse filled with batteries waiting to be recycled. Covington Fire Chief Joe Doss said the fire engulfed the warehouse, I-20 would have to shut down and everyone within a mile radius of the plant would be under an evacuation order. TRENDING STORIES: DeKalb County's first female police chief off the job Mother accused of tying 'Baby India' in plastic bag, leaving her in woods to die pleads guilty Boss shoots, kills employee at Gwinnett McDonald's parking lot 'Just glad that this didn't turn out to be anything worse than what it already was,' he said. 'This is a major concern for the city of Covington and for the fire department.' He said 14 incidents in less than two years is concerning. 'And we are actively working with Ascend to try and figure out the best way to get this under control, and to alleviate or eliminate several of these causes,' he said. Plant manager Andrew Gardner said not all of the 14 incidents were fires, noting that every incident was contained and resulted in no injuries. 'What we're dealing with here has hazards,' he said. 'But we're gonna mitigate those hazards and we're gonna run a safe operation here at these facilities.' He said his company is working closely with city officials to prevent fires and other emergencies. 'It's a newer industry, so there are always challenges,' he said. 'That's why we're working closely with the fire departments and the communities and the regulatory authorities.' Doss said the fire Thursday was the biggest at the plant since it opened in March 2023. Company officials said the plant is one of the largest electric vehicle recycling plants in North America.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Parts of North Georgia could feel like 2 degrees tonight as a Cold Weather Advisory is issued
It's going to be a bitterly cold night ahead and will last into Friday morning. A cold weather advisory has been issued for all of North Georgia beginning at 10 p.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday morning. Wind chills will feel like 2 degrees in the mountain counties and around 15 degrees in the south metro. Wind gusts are expected to be around 20 mph until early Friday morning. TRENDING STORIES: DeKalb County's first female police chief off the job Mother accused of tying 'Baby India' in plastic bag, leaving her in woods to die pleads guilty Boss shoots, kills employee at Gwinnett McDonald's parking lot 'Morning lows are going to drop down into the mid-and-upper teens over West Georgia, near 20 degrees in Atlanta, in the suburbs, in the teens in many spots,' Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz said. The temperatures are going to moderate in the days ahead rising into the 50s by the weekend. When we could see 70s again, on Channel 2 Action News throughout the night.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
2 found shot to death at Carroll County home
An investigation is underway after deputies said two people were shot and killed on Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] According to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a home on Tyus Carrollton Road. When deputies arrived, they found two adults with apparent gunshot wounds. Investigators said they were conducting interviews throughout Thursday afternoon to learn more details surrounding the incident. The victims' ages and identities are being withheld pending next of kin notification. The investigation is ongoing. TRENDING STORIES: Fulton judge accused of detaining woman during parents' divorce hearing, calling in favor for uncle Mother accused of tying 'Baby India' in plastic bag, leaving her in woods to die pleads guilty A missing man's remains were found on I-20. Now, a DeKalb man has been found guilty of his murder [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Mother accused of tying ‘Baby India' in plastic bag, leaving her in woods to die pleads guilty
Karima Jiwani, the mother accused of abandoning her newborn in the woods, tied up in a bag to die in June 2019, entered a negotiated guilty plea. According to court officials, Jiwani pled guilty to attempted murder and first-degree cruelty to children on Feb. 13. Jiwani has been in jail since being arrested in May 2023, when new evidence led to the identification of the dead newborn, who had only been known as 'Baby India' before genetic evidence helped identify her as the mother. At a news conference in 2023, Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman identified Jiwani and said she had a history of concealed pregnancies. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Ten months before her arrest, sheriff's office investigators were able to use DNA evidence to identify 'Baby India's' father. Officials said Jiwani had given birth in her car, then drove around before abandoning her baby in the woods. Deputies said three sisters in Forsyth County had heard what they thought was an animal in the woods, and when their father went searching, he found the baby in a plastic bag. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Paramedics found the baby in time to save her and four years after, the sheriff's office was able to identify Jiwani and bring her to justice. 'Baby India' was eventually matched with another family and was 'thriving,' according to the last update from the sheriff's office in 2023. She was sentenced to thirty years in prison and to serve 15, with the rest to be served on probation. RELATED STORIES: Forsyth deputies reveal details that led to mother's arrest in 'Baby India' case Mom arrested after infant found in plastic bag had 'history of concealed pregnancies,' deputies say Arrest made almost 4 years after newborn found alive in plastic bag in Forsyth County woods Deputies release new photos of abandoned newborn found wrapped in plastic 'Act of God:' Family hears baby's cries, finds newborn wrapped in plastic bag VIDEO: The moment deputies saved newborn wrapped in plastic bag How does Georgia's Safe Haven Law work? Questions grow after baby left in woods
