The house after the blaze, with severe damage to the roof
- Credit: Barnet Council
A property company and director from Golders Green have been ordered to pay £10,000 after a blaze ripped through an unlicensed home that didn’t have any fire extinguishers.
The fire last April at the illegitimate house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Hall Lane, Hendon, left six tenants “lives at risk” and made them homeless. The residents all escaped the fire without injury and they were put into emergency accommodation.
An investigation by Barnet Council found that the property had no fire doors or fire extinguishers, and an inadequate fire alarm.
Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Chief Scott Thompson receives the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Richard Cornelius, left, at the station in El Jebel on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. The vaccines were acquired with the help of Eagle County Public Health. Clinics are now being held in El Jebel for eligible residents. Appointments are required. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Eagle County’s effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations in the Roaring Fork Valley is getting high marks from people who successfully navigated the system — but the process hasn’t worked well for all.
The county has established a vaccination clinic at the Eagle County office building adjacent to Crown Mountain Park to serve its constituents in El Jebel, Basalt and surrounding areas. Vaccines are offered every other Thursday.
Michael Latousek (left) survived not one but two heart attacks just 12 days apart and was the centerpiece of an award's ceremony organized by Roaring Fork Fire Rescue on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in El Jebel. Fire Chief Scott Thompson reads an award for a lifesaver. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
Basalt resident Michael Latousek considered himself a lucky man — then December hit and left no doubt.
Latousek, 53, survived not one but two heart attacks just 12 days apart. He did it with a little help from his friends, his daughters and first responders.
Many of the people who played critical roles by acting fast and providing aid gathered Friday afternoon at an awards ceremony organized by Roaring Fork Fire Rescue.
El Jebel will be one of the vaccination sites
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Roaring Fork Fire Rescue division chief Richard Cornelius measures out a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the first round of vaccination for personnel in El Jebel on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Eagle County Public Health and Environment will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to residents over 70 years old next week, including at a clinic in El Jebel.
The vaccine will be available at the drive-through site at the Eagle County office building and community center in El Jebel on Friday, Jan. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. The site is adjacent to Crown Mountain Park.
We’ve all seen people on social media wishing 2020 away and hoping for a better year in 2021. However, I think there have been many bright spots. As a whole, we have learned that we are more resilient than we knew, more generous with our time and attention, and way luckier to be alive than we sometimes realized.
I continued working even after the world shut down, photographing a different kind of daily life. I had the unique opportunity to watch firsthand what our little community looked like when it was a bit slower and quieter. Neighbors came together to wish a child happy birthday in a drive-by celebration, teachers tried to make their students feel like important rights of passage were still honored, and restaurants did their best to stay open and keep their employees at work. Things are different, of course, but while we miss large gatherings and seeing each other’s faces without masks, I have found that I am more grateful than ever that I get to live in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Roaring Fork Fire Rescue training chief Terry Cox receives the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Richard Cornelius, right, at the station in El Jebel on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
First responders with Roaring Fork Fire Rescue got a shot in the arm and peace of mind Monday.
Paid staff and volunteers started getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the fire station in El Jebel. The fire department, which covers midvalley and Snowmass Village, received 100 vaccinations through Eagle County Public Health. The first round of shots will be administered through the week. A second dose can be administered starting four weeks later.