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The scene of a house fire in Garden City on Thursday morning. (John Scalesi)
GARDEN CITY, NY An early morning house fire in Garden City on Thursday killed three people and injured four emergency responders.
The fire broke out at a home on Washington Avenue. A call came in at 5:38 a.m. from someone passing by the home. Garden City firefighters were battling a massive fire in Westbury at the time and left to respond to the home, which was engulfed in flames.
Garden City police were first on the scene and couldn t get into the home. Officials said three people were killed; they were not identified. Police say the victims were a 62-year-old man, a 60-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman. According to News 12, the 18-year-old was a student at Garden City High School.
UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 12:39 pm ET
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Hundreds of firefighters from dozens of departments fought a blaze at an industrial complex in Westbury for more than 12 hours. (Patch Graphic)
WESTBURY, NY Dozens of fire departments responded to a fire at a garbage facility in Westbury Wednesday night, causing delays on the LIRR. The fire burned all night and is now under control, but not entirely extinguished.
The fire started around 8:45 p.m. at Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal, located at 228 Grand Blvd. The facility is adjacent to LIRR railroad tracks.
There were 68 fire departments at the scene of the five-alarm fire, trying to contain the blaze. According to News 12, 250 firefighters were on the scene. Because of the blaze, LIRR trains on the branch were stopped and Mineola and couldn t proceed.
UpdatedWed, May 5, 2021 at 9:35 am ET
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HOPKINTON, MA Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan offered new details about the April death of Hopkinton teenager Mikayla Miller, saying the 16-year-old was involved in a fight with two peers hours before she walked away from her home.
During a news conference Tuesday, Ryan addressed the Black high schooler s death amid growing outcry about the investigation. Some have suggested Miller s death was racially motivated, and that she may have been the victim of a lynching. Ryan stressed the investigation is still ongoing, and couldn t provide details about how Miller died. The most important takeaway should be that no final conclusion has yet been reached, Ryan said. This case will not be closed until we have exhausted all avenues.
UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 8:21 pm ET
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Severe thunderstorm warnings have expired Friday, but a high wind warning remains in effect until 2 a.m. Saturday. (Patch Graphic)
MARYLAND More than 11,000 BGE customers are without power Friday night, according to BGE. The outages come as much of the state is under a high wind warning.
Over 6,000 customers without power were in Anne Arundel County. Baltimore County has nearly 3,000 outages, while Baltimore City has over 1,000; Harford and Howard counties each have more than 400 outages, BGE reported after. 8:15 p.m. Friday.
A high wind warning issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 2 a.m. Saturday, with gusts up to 60 mph possible. Widespread power outages and tree damage could occur, weather officials said.
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