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One injured in Loon Lake house fire |
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Thursday, May 22 2008 |
By CHRIS MEYERS
Staff writer
Five fire departments rushed to put out a massive house fire Tuesdsay afternoon on Loon Lake that injured one of the home’s occupants.
The fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m. at 2353 W. 700 N. on the county line with Noble County.
Oxygen tanks in the home didn’t help the situation either.
“There were oxygen tanks exploding so that only helped it burn,” John Workman, chief of Thorncreek Township’s fire deparmtent, said today.
Thorncreek, Columbia, Noble, Albion and Richland Township fire departments all responded to the scene as well as two Whitley County EMS units.
“The mutual aid in this area is fantastic,” Workman said.
The home’s only occupant suffered some second degree burns to her hands. Workman said she was treated and released Tuesday from Parkview Whitley Hospital and would be going to to the burn center at St. Joe Hospital today for outpatient treatment.
Black smoke could be seen billowing into the air from as far as three miles away as crews worked to extinguish the fire as quickly as possible.
In addition to the home being on fire, a car parked in the driveway close to the house also demanded the prompt attention from firefighters, who doused the car with water to keep it from catching fire or exploding.
The Whitley County Fire Investigation Team and state fire marshall’s office responded to the scene, and could not rule out a candle as the possible ignition source. The investigation continues today at the scene.
As of Tuesday night, the local American Red Cross representative had not been contacted about providing aid to the family. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, May 23 2008 )
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 |  |  |  |  | | My Mom (Elly Crawford) would always make this Cranberry
Salad, to die for. The year she passed away I had tried my mother-in-laws and others
but never the same as my Mom's. A year had went by and I had Looked and Looked for
her recipe in her old fashion Tin recipe box. Could not find it. I thought, wow was
this like her Famous Potato Salad, In her head and never wrote down. Silly I know
But as I searched thru her tin recipe box again, I made sure I put each hand wrote
card back where she had kept it. I wanted to make sure it was Just like my mom had
always had it and left it. I kept look one at a time, And low and behold stuck
between two cards was the recipe, I sat and held it as the tears ran down my face. I
had found it and was finally going to have Mom's Cranberry Salad. I called My Dad,
Cecil and said over 20 times, " Dad I found it Dad I found it!" I then prayed and
ask Mom, OK come on help me make this just like you did. And I guess Mom heard
me cause the 2nd and 3rd Thanksgiving without my Mom I had "Mom's Cranberry
Salad" and I will again this year and years to come. Thanks Mom I love you- Sheryl
xoxo P.S. You ask? Well share this recipe.... Umm, I
think NOT, Took me to long to find it. - Sheryl Hackett (Churubusco, IN) My late grandmother, Margarette Ruthsatz always made
scalloped oysters for the holidays. The recipe would be similar to scalloped corn
but instead of corn,oysters.We always hoped for left-overs and often would sneak it
cold from the fridge! Someone brings this dish every year. - Pam Sorg (Columbia City, IN) I love Thanksgiving. All my family get together at my mom and
dad's. My daughters and I usually go early to help Mom get the dinner ready, but she
does most of it. We eat about one and are all stuffed. After clean up we wait for
the paper so my sister and I can scope out all the sales for the next day which we
call Jackie and Laura's Big Adventure. It is the one day that we just spend time
together and are amused with all the shoppers going crazy for that perfect Christmas
gift. - Jackie White (Columbia City, IN) |
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