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Crash leaves teenagers in serious condition BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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It’s time for bike tune-ups at Gerick Cycle and Sports. And that means a busy day for Ben Gotts as he performs an inspection of a mountain bike in the Trail store.
Fire crews kept busy with calls from all corners BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Calls for help were burning up the phone lines at the regional fire centre this week. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue sirens echoed throughout Greater Trail on Monday, beginning with a morning call out to a structure fire in the Beaver Valley area. In that incident, a homeowner was burning grass when a gust
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of wind spread the flames to his nearby garden shed, explained Martin. When crews arrived on the scene, the small storage unit was completely engulfed in flames. “He couldn’t put the fire out with a garden hose,” said Terry Martin, regional fire chief. “The shed was consumed by fire but did not spread to the house.” As crews were packing up in that area, fire rescue was called
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to a report of a deck fire at a residence in Rossland. The Rossland fire crew was dispatched to the scene after a passerby called in a fire, continued Martin. “Nobody was home at the time,” he said. “Fortunately, it ended up being being a small fire with minimal damage to the deck.” A few hours later, just after 4 p.m., the regional fire centre received a call from an alarm
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company reporting a fire at a home on the 1200 block of Third Ave. in East Trail. An elderly occupant had fallen asleep after leaving a pot on the stove, and the house had filled with smoke. “We banged on the door and were able to get her out,” said Martin. “But we weren’t sure how long she had been in the smoke so she was transported to the hospital by ambulance.” See SMOKE, Page 3
A single vehicle accident near the Trail Regional Airport Monday evening has left three teenaged boys in serious condition, two with life threatening injuries. The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. on the stretch of Highway 22 near the airstrip, according to Acting Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services. The male driver of a 2002 Grey Acura and his two male passengers, aged 17 and 18, were ejected from the car after the vehicle went off the road and rolled. No names have been released. The driver was flown to Kelowna General Hospital immediately following the accident, said Ferguson. The two passengers remained at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, with a plan to transport one by ambulance and one by medic-vac to KGH Tuesday, he added. “They are all serious,” said Ferguson. “Two are life threatening.” Traffic services are continuing to investigate the accident including physical evidence at the scene which is described as the 8900 block of Highway 22. A collision analyst from Cranbrook was expected to arrive in Trail Tuesday afternoon to examine the site of the crash, review any witness statements and investigate the vehicle’s mechanics. “Right now the indications are that speed was a factor and seatbelts were not worn,” said Ferguson. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, said the police report.
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