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Tennessee flash flooding leaves 4 dead, forces rescues for trapped residents | Fox News

Major flash flooding overnight in central Tennessee left four people dead with numerous people trapped by rising waters, authorities said.

A man was found in a submerged car near a creek, Fox 17 Nashville reports. Another man was found on a golf course after police say he may have left his vehicle and been swept away. Another man and a woman were found near a homeless camp.

Accounts included reports of emergency responders assisting people at apartment complexes and drivers traveling along flooded area roadways.

Source: Tennessee flash flooding leaves 4 dead, forces rescues for trapped residents | Fox News

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Substantial water main break shuts down Pittsburgh road

PITTSBURGH —

What Pittsburgh Public Safety described as a substantial water main break has closed a local road.

The 500 block of Parkwood Road was closed due to the break, which happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Penn-American Water is responding and, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety, engineers will be called in to assess the damage to the road at Parkwood Road and Mountain Avenue.

Police were on the scene to redirect traffic.

Source: Substantial water main break shuts down Pittsburgh road

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‘It looks like the end of the world’: China’s worst sandstorm in a decade chokes Beijing

“This is the most intense sandstorm in China in the past 10 years,” China’s National Meteorological Center said Monday.

China’s capital city woke up to yellow skies Monday as the biggest sandstorm the country has seen in a decade swept through it, sparking new health fears.

The thick brown dust shrouded Beijing‘s iconic landmarks, including the Forbidden City, and downtown skyscrapers at times disappeared from view, enveloped by clouds of sand.

The visibility in the capital was reduced to less than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), China’s English-language news agency CGTN reported, forcing residents who dared venture outside to wear improvised headgear to protect their faces.

Traffic was snarled and more than 400 flights out of the capital’s two main airports were canceled, The Associated Press reported.

Source: ‘It looks like the end of the world’: China’s worst sandstorm in a decade chokes Beijing

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PHOTO GALLERY | ’17 feet deep’: Johnstown’s 1936 flood claimed 25 lives, brought federal response | News | tribdem.com

Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the Tuesday, March 17, 1936 edition of The Johnstown Tribune foreshadowed a historic tragedy in the city.

Source: PHOTO GALLERY | ’17 feet deep’: Johnstown’s 1936 flood claimed 25 lives, brought federal response | News | tribdem.com

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Car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 20 people – CNN

Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)At least 20 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday night, police and emergency services said.

A car packed with explosives was detonated at the gates of Luul Yemeni restaurant near the port at around 8 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET), Captain Aden Osman, a senior police officer in the capital, confirmed to CNN.
The explosion was followed by heavy gunfire.
The powerful blast caused widespread destruction of several buildings and business centers in the area, Osman added. Aamin Ambulance services confirmed 30 people have been wounded in the bombing and were rushed to local hospitals.

Source: Car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 20 people – CNN

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Stone Wall Partially Collapses In Pittsburgh Neighborhood – CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With heavy rain and snow melt having been prevalent over the last several days, a stone wall in one Pittsburgh neighborhood partially collapsed.

The wall partially collapsed along Woodland Avenue in the Marshall-Shadeland section of the city.

Source: Stone Wall Partially Collapses In Pittsburgh Neighborhood – CBS Pittsburgh

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Metal fatigue apparently played role in engine explosion on United Flight 328 over Denver, NTSB chief says – CBS News

NTSB chief Robert Sumwalt says investigators believe it played a role. The mid-air explosion sent debris down onto a Denver suburb.

According to CBS Denver, Sumwalt said the engine made a loud bang and started vibrating about four minutes after takeoff from Denver International Airport. He said the plane was about 12,000 feet above homes at the time.

Sumwalt said two fan blades in the engine broke — one at the base where it meets the hub and the second about mid-way. He said the first blade caused “overload damage” to the second blade.

Source: Metal fatigue apparently played role in engine explosion on United Flight 328 over Denver, NTSB chief says – CBS News

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Huge explosion erupts after 18-wheeler hits fuel train in Texas

An 18-wheel truck hit a train carrying chemicals and fuels in Cameron, Texas, early Tuesday, causing a huge explosion and starting a fire that is expected to burn for several days.

The Milam County town of 5,400, about 72 miles northeast of Austin, was rocked by the boom around 6:45 a.m., according to Cameron Sheriff Chris White.

White said the driver of an 18-wheel flatbed truck lost control of his vehicle, was unable to stop, swerved around a parked vehicle and into a rail crossing, where his truck struck a passing BNSF train.

“Nobody was injured or killed,” White said.

Source: Huge explosion erupts after 18-wheeler hits fuel train in Texas

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National Guard deploys as 40,000 still without power in northwest Oregon – oregonlive.com

 

Days of snow and ice brought down power lines and damaged utility equipment across northwest Oregon, causing extensive power outages that have lasted for over a week in some areas.

Portland General Electric, the state’s largest provider of electricity, said the number of outages reflects ongoing challenges including the “discovery of both more extensive damage to our equipment than expected as well as previously assessed damage.”

Source: National Guard deploys as 40,000 still without power in northwest Oregon – oregonlive.com

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Water main breaks impact multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods

PITTSBURGH — Two water main breaks in Pittsburgh impacted residents in those areas throughout the weekend.The first one happened Friday on Parkfield Street in Carrick.

Neighbors told Channel 11 because of the cold temperatures this weekend, water continued to flow down the road and then freeze overnight into several inches of ice.

Pennsylvania American Water said crews are salting the area, and the break is scheduled for repair on Monday. It’s unclear if any residents lost water because of the break.

Source: Water main breaks impact multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods

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Alabama military plane crash leaves 2 dead | Fox News

Two people are dead after a military jet crashed near Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, according to county officials.

The two-seat T-38 jet, assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing based out of Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, went down around 5:30 p.m. near Dannelly Field in Montgomery. The Alabama Air National Guard also maintains a base there, Montgomery’s Emergency Management Agency Director Christina Thornton told Fox News on Friday evening.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two pilots involved in this incident,” Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, said in a statement.  “There are no words that can describe the sadness that accompanies the loss of our teammates.”

Although local media reported that the National Transportation Safety Board had sent a team to the scene, an NTSB spokesperson said the agency had no jurisdiction over the crash because it involved “a military aircraft on a military mission.”

Source: Alabama military plane crash leaves 2 dead | Fox News

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Police: 24-year-old thinking ‘it’d be fun’ to drive across North Park Lake, ends up in the water | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A 24-year-old Franklin Park man faces charges after he attempted to drive across a partially frozen North Park Lake on Wednesday night, only to get his car stuck in the frigid water.

Allegheny County police said the man was not injured.

“He said he thought it’d be fun to drive on the ice but then he thought it was a parking lot,” said Lt. Cmdr. Scott Scherer of the county police department.

Cmdr. Scherer said the driver, who was not identified, passed several signs around 10:30 p.m. noting he was in a boat launch area and ended up on an icy part of the lake. Soon after, the ice gave way and the rear driver’s side of the car fell through the ice. The driver was able to get out of the car, and someone else called 911, according to police.

 

 

Source: Police: 24-year-old thinking ‘it’d be fun’ to drive across North Park Lake, ends up in the water | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Massive fire breaks out in San Antonio apartment building

A massive fire broke out at an apartment complex in San Antonio Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The blaze began around 1 p.m. at the complex in Bexar County, KSTAT reported.

Residents recalled they received an alert to turn off their water heater, and the fire erupted on the second floor moments later, fire officials said.

About 50 residents were evacuated from the building.

Source: Massive fire breaks out in San Antonio apartment building

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Texas snow: Mayor quits after ‘only strong will survive’ post – BBC News

Colorado City’s mayor has quit after posting that “only the strong will survive and the weak will perish” in a deadly winter storm sweeping the southern US state.

Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, took to Facebook in anger at people “crying and looking for a handout”.

“Sink or swim it’s your choice,” he raged. “The city and country… or any other service, owes you nothing.”

Millions are now in a third day without power and struggling for heat in Texas.

Source: Texas snow: Mayor quits after ‘only strong will survive’ post – BBC News

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Child finds gun in purse, accidentally kills mom :: WRAL.com

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say a 25-year-old woman was accidentally shot to death after one of her young children found a loaded gun in her purse.

Town officials say they got a call late Monday about a shooting at the apartment. Inside, they found the body of 25-year-old Gabriel Henderson.

The woman’s five children were also in the apartment at the time. The youngest was shot and rushed to the hospital but is expected to be okay.

Source: Child finds gun in purse, accidentally kills mom :: WRAL.com

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Pittsburgh teen rescued after falling through ice while playing hockey

PITTSBURGH — A teenager was rescued after falling through the ice at Lake Elizabeth on Pittsburgh’s Northside. There’s a sign near the lake at Allegheny Commons West Park that reads “no ice hockey.” However, that is exactly what Channel 11 crews found a group of teens doing. Minutes later, one of the teens fell through the iced-over lake. His friends starting laughing, but he had a hard time getting out.

One of his friends eventually used a hockey stick to help pull him to safety.

Source: Pittsburgh teen rescued after falling through ice while playing hockey

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Strong quake hits Japan’s northeast coast; no tsunami alert

By YURI KAGEYAMA
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.

The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which had meltdowns following a massive earthquake and tsunami 10 years ago, was checking to see whether there were any problems following Saturday night’s magnitude 7.1 quake. There were no immediate reports of irregularities from other nuclear plants in the area, such as Onagawa or Fukushima Dai-ni, government spokesperson Katsunobu Kato told reporters.

There were no immediate reports of injuries. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that some 860,000 homes were without power as a result of the quake, according to Kato.

Source: Strong quake hits Japan’s northeast coast; no tsunami alert

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Employees raising money for co-workers impacted by South Side fire

Employees at Ocean Treasures in the North Hills are raising money to help their co-workers following a four-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood on Monday.

General manager Jennifer Butler told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that Willis Hurt and Evan Russell learned about the fire while at work on Monday. They had just moved into the building in January, according to Butler.

“They’re in better spirits today and you know I’ve told them we started the GoFundMe so that we can try to do more,” she said. “If one of us is in need of something then we need to be there to help each other.”

Click here for the GoFundMe page.

Butler organized the page. She shared their story and listed what they need.

Two of my employees lost everything in the fire on East Carson Street on 2/8/2021. All they have are the clothes on their back. We are looking to raise money to help them get back on their feet and start over again. Anything will help. They had just moved in a month before the fire. They need clothes, shoes, furniture, a new place, and more if you are not able to donate money and would like to donate in other ways please contact us. They just moved in 1 month to the day of the fire. They are originally from Ohio and have no family in the area. We are a small family owned and operated business in Pittsburgh. If you have any other questions please contact one of our Ocean Treasures Stores in either Ross Twp or Wilkins Twp.

The goal is $5,000.

On Tuesday, crews worked to tear down the more than 150-year-old building brick-by-brick.

Source: Employees raising money for co-workers impacted by South Side fire

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7.7-magnitude quake hits near Australia, but poses no tsunami threat to West Coast

Federal officials said that a massive, 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck east of Australia Wednesday morning posed no threat to the West Coast after reviewing available data.

The quake, which struck in an area southeast of the Loyalty Islands, was measured at a depth of just over 6 miles beneath the surface of the ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Shortly after the quake was recorded, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there was “no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat” to California, Oregon, Washington state, Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.
NOAA issued a tsunami warning, however, for the South Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu and for Fiji.

At least four other moderate quakes hit near the Loyalty Islands Wednesday, USGS data show, each measured around 6 in magnitude.

Dominic Fracassa is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: dfracassa@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @dominicfracassa

.Source: 7.7-magnitude quake hits near Australia, but poses no tsunami threat to West Coast

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Kobe Bryant helicopter crash investigation finds pilot was disoriented in clouds – YouTube

The National Transportation Safety Board announced the probable cause of the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in the hills north of Los Angeles last year. Federal investigators said the pilot, Ara Zobayan, became disoriented in the clouds. CBS News’ Chris Martinez reports from Los Angeles.

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Man Killed, 2 Firefighters Injured In Pittsburgh Fire

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man was killed and two firefighters were injured after a fire broke out at a home in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood.

Pittsburgh firefighters were battling a fire with heavy smoke at a home on Knox Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Pittsburgh Public Safety sent out an alert asking people to avoid the area.

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The biggest issue fighting the fire was that the stairway to the second floor collapsed. Firefighters had to use a ladder to try to get to the man stuck on the second floor, but did not get to him in time.

Chief Darryl Jones says unfortunately firefighters found that man dead on the second floor. They can’t yet say how many people lived in the home, but know one woman did manage to escape.

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Two firefighters were injured — one with a groin injury and the other with a twisted ankle.

The home next door is separated by only a few inches, but miraculously the flames didn’t spread.

There’s been no word on the fire’s cause.

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Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.

Source: Man Killed, 2 Firefighters Injured In Pittsburgh Fire

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Part of a historic building in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood collapsed as firefighters battled 4-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s South Side

PITTSBURGH —Part of a historic building in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood collapsed as firefighters battled a massive 4-alarm fire for several hours on Monday.

Public Safety officials said East Carson Street between 10th and 12th streets will be closed overnight.

Officials said the building, located in the 1100 block of East Carson Street, is considered structurally unsound by the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections.

Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said the building will be demolished on Tuesday if it doesn’t come down on its own Monday night.

Pittsburgh fire Chief Darryl Jones said no one was injured in the fire and no one is missing. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The building was home to the South Side Chamber of Commerce offices, a barbershop and six apartments.

Source: WATCH LIVE: Sky 4 over 4-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s South Side

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Fire breaks out at restaurant in Venango County

SENECA, Pa. —

Crews fought flames and smoke at a restaurant in Seneca, Venango County, on Sunday night.

A fire broke out at The Log Cabin Restaurant on East State Road shortly before 11 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

There’s no word on the cause of the fire.

Source: Fire breaks out at restaurant in Venango County

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Michigan man killed after cannon explodes at baby shower | Fox News

A Michigan man was killed Saturday night after he was struck by shrapnel from an exploding cannon at a baby shower in the state, police said, according to reports.

A Genesee County homeowner fired the small cannon-type device in the backyard around 7:30 p.m., to celebrate the baby’s pending arrival, Michigan State Police said in a news release.

The cannon blew up upon firing, spreading metal shrapnel that hit the victim, Evan Thomas Silva, 26, three parked cars, and the garage where the baby shower was held, police said, according to MLive.com.

Silva, who was standing about 10 to 15 feet from the explosion, was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., where he later died from his injuries, police said. He was one of about five people outside the residence at the time of the explosion, and was the only one to be hit by shrapnel, MLive.com reported.The cannon didn’t contain any projectiles, but it was suspected the gunpowder loaded into the device “caused the cannon to fracture,” authorities said. ”

The homeowner had purchased the cannon at an auction prior to the event and had fired the cannon several times prior. The cannon is designed to create a big flash, a loud noise, and create smoke,” the release added, according to ABC News.

Source: Michigan man killed after cannon explodes at baby shower | Fox News

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