Archive for December, 2008

Two RI men call for help fearing frostbite - Citizen

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two young men have been rescued from a Black Mountain cabin in Jackson, N.H., after fearing one had frostbite from wearing improper gear. Eighteen-year-olds Pasquale Digiovangiacomo (di-gee-oh-VAN-gee-i-COH-moh) and Dean Cooper …


2 RI men call for help fearing frostbite - WHDH-TV

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

CONCORD, N.H. — Two Rhode Island young men have been rescued from a Black Mountain cabin in Jackson, N.H., after fearing one had frostbite from wearing improper gear. Eighteen-year-olds Pasquale Digiovangiacomo (di-gee-oh-VAN-gee-i-COH-moh) and Dean …


Wood Stove Blamed for House Fire Near Harrisville - Newzjunky.com

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Wood Stove Blamed for House Fire Near Harrisville
Newzjunky.com, NY - 1 hour ago
HARRISVILLE, NY — An overheated wood-burning stove has been cited as the cause of a fire that damaged a second-story room early Wednesday morning in the
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Tompkins firefighters douse blaze in Dryden home - Ithaca Journal

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

DRYDEN — Firefighters from about a half-dozen departments made fast work of a fire in the wall of a Dryden house early Tuesday morning. Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputies, Dryden Police, Dryden Ambulance personnel, and firefighters from Dryden …


Skating rink to open soon - Sun-Journal

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

FARMINGTON - School vacationers can soon glide across Hippach Field’s skating rink, said Recreation Director Steve Shible on Tuesday. Predicting an opening by Jan. 1, rec department workers have been flooding the nearly 8,500-square-foot rink despite …


This is not your grandma’s wood-burning stove - MSNBC

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
This is not your grandma’s wood-burning stove
MSNBC - 46 minutes ago
Ten years later, as clouds of wood smoke hung over many New England towns and Western cities on cold winter days, wood stoves were considered major


‘Fussy’ baby alerts couple to fire - Maine Sunday Telegram

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A fire Tuesday in Madison left a young family of three homeless. The family, who had just moved into the house, lost their two dogs, one of which was a puppy. Fire officials said the blaze was caused by a wood stove that was installed too close to a …


MADISON: Infant saves family - Morning Sentinel

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

FIRE IN MADISON: An early morning fire Tuesday in Madison left a young family of three homeless. The family, which had just moved into the house, lost their two dogs, including a puppy. Fire officials said the blaze started near a wood stove. MADISON …


Bethany fire displaces family of four - GoDanRiver.com

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A family of four has been displaced after a fire ravaged their home in the early morning hours Sunday. The fire started in a wood stove in the Swisher family’s home at 455 Purcell Road in the Bethany community. The fire alarm came in to the Bethany …


Madison family flees early morning fire - Portland Press Herald

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

MADISON - The mother of a five-month-old girl said her baby got “fussy” and woke her and her boyfriend up early Tuesday morning as their house filled with smoke and fire. Flames eventually would consume the two-story home on Madison Avenue, killing …