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32-Year-Old Former Child Star Among Those Killed In LA Wildfires 32-Year-Old Former Child Star Among Those Killed In LA Wildfires
32-Year-Old Former Child Star Among Those Killed In LA Wildfires A former child star and motivational speaker is among the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, his family has confirmed. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Hits 16, With 40,000 Acres, 12,000 Structures Destroyed Rory Sykes, 32, an Australian who gained media attention as a boy for sharing his experiences living with disabilities, died on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at his family’s estate in Malibu, his mother, Shelley Sykes, announced in a post on X. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son @Rorysykes to the Malibu fires yeste…
HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes
Heroes: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes A firefighter was treated for chest pains during a large brush fire that spread perilously close to homes near the Teaneck section of Overpeck Park. "It's raining ashes," resident Kelly Bacon Fousse said after the fire ignited in the area south of Degraw Avenue between Route 95 and Teaneck Road around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. Dry, windy conditions spread the five-alarmer, which brought more than a dozen other area departments to Teaneck to assist, Township Manager Dean Kazinci told Daily Voice. One firefighter was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, he said. Although what was …
Explosion, Gas-Fed Fire Reported At Baltimore Wastewater Treatment Plant (DEVELOPING) Explosion, Gas-Fed Fire Reported At Baltimore Wastewater Treatment Plant (DEVELOPING)
Explosion, Gas-Fed Fire Reported At Baltimore Wastewater Treatment Plant (Developing) A building went up in flames after a reported explosion in Baltimore County on Wednesday morning. An alert was issued by the Baltimore County Fire Department at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, regarding a two-alarm commercial building fire with an explosion in the 8200 block of Eastern Avenue. The explosion was reported at the Synagro wastewater treatment plant, and officials say that a gas-fed fire has caused unstable areas in the building. An evacuation was in progress as of noon on Wednesday. More information is expected to be released. This is a developing story. Che…
Lehigh Driver Crashes Into Building, Causing Gas Leak: Police Lehigh Driver Crashes Into Building, Causing Gas Leak: Police
Lehigh Driver Crashes Into Building, Causing Gas Leak: Police A Lehigh County driver crashed into a building and caused a gas leak, authorities announced Thursday, Nov 10. First responders in Emmaus Borough were called to United World Travel Service at 1031 Chestnut Street for a reported car accident just after 12:30 p.m., officials said. On scene, the building’s facade was badly damaged but stable, police said. There was one person in the building at the time of the crash, but neither they nor the driver was injured, authorities added. In the parking lot, investigators found the driver had struck the building’s gas meter. Police and firefighters ev…
Three Ivy League Universities Evacuate Campuses After Bomb Threats Days After Threat At Yale Three Ivy League Universities Evacuate Campuses After Bomb Threats Days After Threat At Yale
Three Ivy League Universities Evacuate Campuses After Bomb Threats Days After Threat At Yale Investigations are underway after bomb threats have led to evacuations on three Ivy League campuses on Sunday, Nov. 7, multiple news outlets are reporting. Columbia University in New York City, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, were all evacuated on Sunday afternoon due to bomb threats, ABC News said. NBC New York reported that Columbia University confirmed that it had received the threats at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. New York City Police Department deemed the threats not credible later that day, the university reported. UPDATE:…
PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say
PA Arsonist On The Run, Police Say A woman set fires inside her room at Lancaster hotel then fled, according Manheim Township Police. Qianna Sole Myers-Gray, 20, of Lancaster, is accused of deliberately setting two fires inside of a hotel room she was staying in on Aug. 26. The fires were set inside Room 165 at the Hammock Hotel on the 1400 block of Lititz Pike at approximately 5:45 p.m. The hotel was forced to evacuate, putting "other guests there in danger," according to police. She is charged with arson, risking a catastrophe, reckless endangerment, and burglary. What warrants the burglary charge has not been re…
Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected
Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected Parts of New Jersey were evacuated Saturday and Sunday due to rainfall as Henri was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Water rescue teams were called to Main Street and Willow Street in Helmetta due to areas of homes in need of evacuations, police reports say. Posted by Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 on Sunday, August 22, 2021 Newark firefighters evacuated 23 people following a foundation collapse at a Taylor Street home due to  thunderstorms just after 2 a.m. The Newark Department of Engineering, Code Enforcement and PSEG have been notified. Taylor Stree…
Gas Line Rupture Causes Evacuation Of Numerous Businesses, Homes In Fairfield County Gas Line Rupture Causes Evacuation Of Numerous Businesses, Homes In Fairfield County
Gas Line Rupture Causes Evacuation Of Numerous Businesses, Homes In Fairfield County Numerous businesses and homes in Fairfield County are being evacuated after a gas pipeline rupture in the area. According to the Bridgeport Police, the Bridgeport Fire Department responded to the 2900 block of Fairfield Avenue after a gas pipeline rupture. The latest update from the fire department was that all buildings in the block were being evacuated as a precaution as gas company officials work to fix the break. No reported injuries at this time. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
DORIAN WATCH: Category 5 Reached, With 200MPH Gusts, Concerns For Florida, Carolinas, Northeast DORIAN WATCH: Category 5 Reached, With 200MPH Gusts, Concerns For Florida, Carolinas, Northeast
Dorian Watch: Category 5 Reached, With 200MPH Gusts, Concerns For Florida, Carolinas, Northeast Hurricane Dorian on Sunday became the strongest storm of its kind to hit the Bahamas -- and Atlantic Ocean's most intense in nearly 85 years -- with sustained reported winds of 185 miles an hour and gusts over 220mph. South Carolina and Georgia’s governors ordered mandatory coastline evacuations beginning at noon on Labor Day and school and state office closings on Tuesday, as the historic hurricane took aim at the East Coast. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster also ordered immediate medical evacuations on Sunday -- including hospitals, nursing home, psychiatric facilities and assisted livi…