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5 hours ago
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Sunland Park Fire quickly knocks down structure fire
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sunland Park Fire responded to and quickly knocked down a structure fire on Sunday afternoon, June 8, the department said on social media. The fire happened shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday along the 200 block of Edgewood in Sunland Park. Dona Ana Fire Resuce assisted. The fire happened on a covered porch attached to a home. The roof of the porch was damaged and so were dividing walls between between neighboring properties. The fire is believed to have started on an electric pole and spread to the porch. The pole was also damaged by the fire. No one was displaced or injured. The fire is under investigation by the Sunland Park Fire Marshal's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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5 hours ago
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Maine Fire Marshall's Office investigating fire that destroyed garage in Kennebunkport
The Maine Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that destroyed a garage and severely damaged a home in Kennebunkport. On Friday, around 7:30 PM, Kennebunkport Fire crews responded to 47 Maine Street, also known as 'The Tamaracks,' to reports of a fire. Due to the size of the fire, mutual aid was provided by Kennebunk, Wells, Arundel, and Biddeford Fire Departments. The fire was eventually put down, but not before destroying a garage, severely damaging a home adjacent to it, and also destroying numerous vehicles either stored in or around the garage. No injuries were reported, but a family has been displaced due to the damage to their home. Investigators say that a motorcycle had been started just before the fire began, which is being considered a possible cause of the fire. Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Fire Departments are assisting the Fire Marshal's Office with the ongoing investigation. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
13 hours ago
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Lightning confirmed cause of Leeds Primary School fire
LEEDS, Ala. (WIAT) — Cleanup is underway at Leeds Primary School after lightning struck the building and caused a fire Friday. According to Leeds City Schools on Sunday, the cleanup process started Saturday after the Alabama Fire Marshal's Office concluded its investigation. The school system stated the damage, while extensive, is mostly at one end of the building. Leeds City Schools plans to meet with an insurance adjuster, architect and cleanup team Monday to start the process of making repairs. The school system stated it will provide updates of when repairs are expected to be made. Leeds City Schools stated there was one teacher in the building when the strike occurred, but they were not injured. Literacy and math camps scheduled for this week at the school have been moved to Leeds Elementary School. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
01-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Fire in Kilworth deemed suspicious
Firefighters and police respond to emergency (Goami/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Middlesex OPP have confirmed that a structure fire in Kilworth is being considered suspicious. According to police, the fire took place on Saturday morning at around 8:30 on Crestview Drive in Middlesex Centre. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. The fire has been deemed suspicious, and the Middlesex OPP Crime Unit is investigating alongside the Office of the Fire Marshal. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
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St. Anne's Church marks a year since final service in 'gem of a building' lost to fire
One year ago, though he didn't know it at the time, Rev. Don Beyers led the final service ever held inside what is now one of Toronto's lost treasures. Beyers is parish priest at the historic St. Anne's Anglican Church, which was lost in a fire last June. On Sunday, Beyers will be leading service at the church's Parish Hall. And it was as he was preparing the leaflet for the service that he realized how hard it will be. "Sunday will be emotional for many of us and for myself included," he said in an interview. "I will feel sadness as we stand in front of the old church and look at the ruins." This Sunday, to mark the anniversary of the final service in that building, his congregation will hold a short commemoration in front of its ruins. "It's sort of like what you would do with a person if they died," Beyers said, describing it as a way to grieve together. "Sunday will be a chance, mainly, to honour the building, honour it for its service to us for all those years." The commemoration following the regular service will include songs, prayers and a chance to lay flowers at the base of the ruins of the old church, which burned down on June 9. The cause of the fire is still unknown nearly a year later. The Office of the Fire Marshal's investigation remains ongoing and a final report is yet to be completed, spokesperson Sean Driscoll said in an email. Toronto police said last year they didn't consider the fire suspicious. The building, built between 1907 and 1908 in the city's Little Portugal neighbourhood, housed early works by members of the Group of Seven and was designated a national historic site for the "remarkable" cycle of paintings and sculptures that decorated its interior. One parishioner told CBC News after the fire last year it was like "being inside a jewel box." Many of the pieces were lost in the fire. Those that were saved, though damaged, are being restored. Alicia Coutts, director of Toronto Art Restoration, said in an email that they have been successfully cleaned and work should be completed in the fall. Plans to rebuild Beyers says next Sunday, one day before the anniversary of the fire, the church will turn its attention to what's been saved and what's still ahead. "That Sunday is going to be a celebration of the next chapter of St. Anne's and will not be focused on grieving," he said. "We take serious this whole idea of new life, and so how do we embody that?" Partly by planning to rebuild, Beyers says. The church has been holding talks with members of the congregation, neighbours in the community and groups affiliated with St. Anne's to discuss the design of a new church on the old site. Beyers says a local architect has been involved for months now and he hopes early drawings will be ready by the summer. He says whatever the final design, it will be smaller than the original, holding about 400 compared to 800. The church will try to incorporate as many elements of the original building as possible — including the restored artwork and the old high altar — but Beyers says it won't be a copy. "It was a gem of a building. You couldn't really replicate it," he with architectural changes, he says he hopes to commission new Canadian artists to replace some of the lost artwork with pieces that "reflect the rich diversity of Canada." "The Group of Seven, their artwork, very much represented Canada at that time," Beyers said. "Now we'd like to have something that would reflect Canada of our time and of future generations as well." Even once designs are decided upon, Beyers says it will still be years before a replacement is built. The church has about $8 million left of insurance money after the cleanup and restoration work, Beyers says, so St. Anne's will also have to fundraise and rely on private donations to pay to complete the project. In the meantime, he says the church will continue to hold programming in the Parish Hall next to the ruins of the old church. Beyers says he's grateful his congregation still has a home. As sad as the last year has been, he says "it hasn't all been grief," and the loss of the old church has in some ways brought his parishioners closer together. "When that's stripped away, I think people really do turn to each other for care, for support, and to uplift each other," he said. "It's allowed them a chance to maybe get to know each other more personally."
