Two men died and two firefighters were overcome by fumes after entering a well pit.
There has been some backlash following a confined space rescue attempt in May by Liberty Township volunteer firefighters after a review found they violated OSHA regulations.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine swept northward through Texas and into Oklahoma on Wednesday, forcing more than 100 high-water rescues, swamping city neighborhoods, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people.
Hermine packed a relatively light punch when it made landfall Monday night, and many residents said they felt unprepared for Wednesday's sudden flooding.
Officials said the yellow jackets were so relentless that they followed her in the ambulance and even into the emergency room at nearby Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Sept. 08--Allentown firefighters Tuesday afternoon safely caught a pet iguana that had slipped out of its owner's third-floor apartment and jumped from a balcony into a tree.
The Allentown 911 Communications Center asked if the Fire Department might snag the escaped lizard at the 11 N. Ninth St. apartment house at 5:50 p.m., fire Capt. Joseph Donmoyer said.
"When Com Center called, I thought they were joking," he said. "It's usually a cat."
Sept. 08--A leaking underground water pipe in downtown St. Paul caused a sidewalk to collapse about 9:15 Tuesday morning, sending David Wayne Clark, 55, of St. Paul about 15 down into the sinkhole, authorities said.
The hole, about 5 feet by 5 feet wide, is on the northeast corner of 6th Street and Wabasha Street.
The leak also has halted water service to nearby Ecolab Inc., which makes cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection control products. An alternate water source is being pursued for the company.
Sept. 08--A fire captain has been suspended 36 hours for failing to respond to a call, Fire Chief Pete Kelly informed the Fort Wayne Fire Merit Commission on Tuesday.
Sept. 07--MILLEDGEVILLE -- A fire that broke out around 2 p.m. Thursday at the Milledgeville Farmers Elevator turned into a weekend project.
Apparently, about 475,000 bushels of corn, which had been stored in the elevator for 4 to 7 years, had been smoldering for months before the grain finally overheated, Tom Korte said Monday evening.
Sept. 08--MONTVILLE -- For the second time in about three weeks, a fire has devastated buildings in an area of town where although hydrants were within reach of the scene, they were not equipped to suppress a blaze.
This is because the hydrants -- traditional in appearance and seemingly waiting for a firefighter to connect a hose to its nozzle in an emergency -- were not built for that purpose, according to an official with the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority, the private entity that now owns the hydrants.
