Sunday, November 21, 1999
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Fishing boat lost when fumes ignite
A 19-foot fishing boat was destroyed early Saturday when it exploded and burned along the Ohio River.
No injuries were reported.
Cincinnati firefighters were called to the riverfront near the Showboat Majestic shortly after 7 a.m., said Chief Howard Reed of Cincinnati Fire District 1. Gasoline fumes from the fishing boat ignited when its owner started the engine, the chief said.
Seventeen firefighters helped extinguish the blaze. The boat, a 1997 Roughneck, was considered destroyed, with damage estimated at $22,000.
Jewelry, cash taken from Sayler Park home
An armed intruder made off with more than $10,000 in jewelry and cash after forcibly entering a Sayler Park home Friday, police said.
Cincinnati police said the intruder entered the home shortly after 3 p.m. and, using a gun, forced the occupants into a bedroom.
The home was in the 6800 block of River Road. No injuries were reported, and the intruder has not been arrested.
Discarded cigarette cause of house fire
DEERFIELD TWP. — A family was left homeless Saturday when a morning fire destroyed their house on Daisy Road. All three occupants of the house escaped unharmed, firefighters said.
Six fire crews were called to the home about 8 a.m. Damage was well above $100,000, said Deerfield Township Deputy Fire Chief Nathan Bromen.
A discarded cigarette left on a paper towel was thought to have caused the blaze, which started in an enclosed porch of the residence.
“The cigarette apparently ignited the paper towels and spread to a liquid oxygen system one of the occupants had for medical reasons, causing it to explode,” Chief Bromen said. “The oxygen caused the fire to spread very quickly.”
He said a smoke detector in the home woke up the occupants, Lannie and Sandy Casey and their son Randy Hanifen. The fire remains under investigation.
Vision Awards honor teen volunteer work
Lighthouse Youth Services is accepting nominations for its annual Vision Awards, which recognize teens for outstanding volunteerism.
The awards are given in four categories: service to adults or senior citizens; service to youth; service to the community; and youth groups in service. Winners will receive cash awards to be donated to help an organization of their choosing.
Young people ages 13-18 can be nominated before Wednesday by calling 221-3350, or log onto the Lighthouse Web site at www.lys.org
Township development plan hearing Monday
HARRISON TWP. — Residents are invited to help plan the future of the township during a round-table discussion from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Harrison Community Center, 300 George St.
This is the first hearing in what will likely be a yearlong process to draft the township's first comprehensive plan. It will include land use, zoning and infrastructure guidelines for the next 20 years.
Planners want to hear residents' views on development and infrastructure issues, and on their vision of the township's future.
Information: Catalina Landivar-Simon at the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission, 946-4455; or Harrison Township Trustee Bill Noes, 367-9889.
Man hospitalized with gunshot wound
GREENDALE — An 81-year-old man was in critical condition Saturday after suffering a gunshot wound to the stomach.
Greendale police were called to Tebbs Avenue on Saturday after a caller said the man had fallen and ripped stitches from a recent surgery.
However, officers determined that Carl Gillis was the victim of a gunshot wound. He was taken by helicopter to University Hospital.
The shooting is under investigation and police released no further information Saturday.
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