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News and Announcements
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Wreck on Lexington Avenue
12-19-2009 | The victim of a two-vehicle accident on West Lexington Avenue is removed from a vehicle by Winchester Fire-EMS Friday morning. The wreck happened at the intersection at McDonalds. A pickup ended up next to the McDonald’s large sign pole after striking the car in the rear. Winchester Police did not have a report as of the time of publishing. James Mann/jmann@winchestersun.com
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| 10 escape Broadway house fire
12-17-2009 | Ten people escaped their burning home early this morning after a present ignited their Christmas tree.
Winchester firefighters were called to 230 E. Broadway shortly before 4 a.m. today. The occupants, three adults and seven children, were all outside when the first fire trucks arrived on the scene.
Winchester Fire-EMS arson investigator Maj. Greg Beam said the fire was traced to an electrical outlet near the Christmas tree. The occupants said there had been problems with the outlet overheating previously, and there was a present lying against the outlet, Beam said. Once the present ignited, the fire spread to the Christmas tree and the couch in the home.
Smoke detectors in the home woke the children upstairs and the adults downstairs. No one was injured in the blaze.
The fire was contained to the living room, though the rest of the first floor received heat and water damage. The upper floor received smoke damage, Beam said.
It was the second house fire in as many mornings for the city Fire Department. Wednesday morning, firefighters fought a fire at 8 Madison Ave., which was likely caused by a space heater near a bed. James Hawkins, 75, was sleeping when a neighbor noticed the fire and called 911. Hawkins was taken to the hospital to be checked after firefighters carried him from his home.
Contact Fred Petke at fpetke@winchestersun.com.
Copyright: The Winchester Sun 2009
Copyright: The Winchester Sun 2009
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| | Firefighters pull elderly man from burning downtown home 12-16-2009 | A space heater may be to blame for a house fire that endangered the life of a 75-year-old man early this morning.
Winchester firefighters were called to 8 Madison Ave. shortly before 6 a.m. when neighbors saw flames inside a bedroom window.
“A neighbor was getting ready to go to work and heard a popping sound,” Winchester Fire-EMS Maj. Greg Beam said. When the neighbor saw flames inside a window, he called 911 and started banging on the windows to wake up James Hawkins.
Firefighters rescued Hawkins from his burning bedroom, and he was talking to firefighters outside his home, Beam said. Hawkins was transported to Clark Regional Medical Center to be examined, Beam said, but Beam had not received an update as of press time.
Investigators have ruled out suspicious causes in the fire and are focusing on a space heater, which was next to the bed, Beam said.
“There’s nothing suspicious,” he said. “It started in the bedroom and it was contained to the bedroom.”
The house itself received little damage, Beam said, but the bedroom was gutted.
Contact Fred Petke at fpetke@winchestersun.com.
Copyright: The Winchester Sun 2009
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Class 091 Graduated November 6th | The Winchester Fire - EMS Class 091 Graduated from Recruit School on November 6th 2009. They will each be assigned to one of our three shifts where they will orient to their new job assignment. Congratulations to the Class of 091.
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