Friday, July 3, 1998
An explosion Thursday morning at a grain transport center in Sedamsville launched burning dust particles into the air and raised worries about firefighters' safety.
No one was injured in the 9:10 a.m. blast at Consolidated Grain and Barge, in the 3100 block of Southside Avenue, but 10 workers were evacuated and the structure sustained about $250,000 in damage, authorities said.
"We were being very careful with the smoldering fire," District 2 Fire Chief Ron Davis said. "We were afraid of suspending more dust in the air and causing another explosion in the chutes."
No one is sure what ignited the dust, a product of the grain that is transported daily from barges into silos and back into barges. Results of an investigation will not be available for several days.
Three treated for smoke inhalation in fire
Three people were treated for smoke inhalation Thursday morning after a fire at 2922 Sidney Avenue in Camp Washington.
The fire at the three-story apartment building was reported just before 7 a.m. William "Buzz" Hughes, 48, rescued his mother, Pauline Hughes, 71, before firefighters arrived. Mrs. Hughes is confined to a wheelchair.
She and two others -- Pauline Love, 45; and Jessie Hughes, 37 -- were treated for smoke inhalation.
Firefighters confined the blaze to the kitchen of the first-floor apartment. It took 28 firefighters from eight fire companies to control the fire.
The loss is estimated at $20,000.
Police looking for three men in rape
Cincinnati police are investigating an alleged rape and abduction early Thursdayof a 19-year-old woman in Corryville.
She told police she was at a bus stop at the 3000 block of Vine Street about midnight when three men approached her.
She said they took her to the rear of a building at 250 William Howard Taft Road in Corryville and raped her.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 352-3040.
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Family, volunteers searching for girl
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP -- There were no police searches for Mary Jennifer Love Thursday, but her grandmother and volunteers were out again searching the woods for the 6-year-old girl.
About a dozen people searched Kemper Meadow Soccer Complex in Forest Park Thursday afternoon. By late Thursday, there was no sign of Mary, according to police.
She is described as African-American, about 3-feet-6, weighing 48 pounds. She has braided hair, without beads. Anyone with information should contact the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department at 825-1500.
Man killed by hit-and-run driver
AMBERLEY VILLAGE -- A Rossmoyne man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while walking in the 3300 block of East Galbraith Road in Amberley Village early Thursday morning.
The driver then sped away, police said.
Amberley Village Detective Jeff Norton identified the victim as Daniel Willis, 22.
Amberley police are asking for help in locating the driver. Anyone with information should call 531-2040.
