Family displaced after fire destroys home next to firefighter training ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Five fire departments responded to a kitchen fire that destroyed a home at 340 Shields Road Thursday night.

Madison County Fire Marshall Bobby Rollins said two women and two children were able to escape the house before firefighters arrived around 7 p.m. Firefighters from Moores Mill, Central, New Market, BoBo and Hazel Green helped to extinguish the blaze.

Rollins said a woman was cooking on her stove and thought she turned it off when she accidentally turned up the heat. He said the two-story house will be a full loss and that the American Red Cross is providing temporary placement for the family.

Frank Foster said he was about to drive his daughter to the store to get milk for her 7-month old son when she told him there was a grease fire inside the home.

"I got out the car to go in the house to see if I could try to put it out and by the time I got to the door it had spread. It caught the curtains and the kitchen, and they said it was gone," Foster said. "I'm blessed that I got my family out."

Foster, a Vietnam-era veteran and pastor, said he had been renting the house for three years and was recently considering renter's insurance.

Rollins said the house fire happened next door to the training center where three agencies were training volunteer firefighters.

"It shows how fast you can go from training to real life," Rollins said.

Source: http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/03/family_displaced_after_fire_de.html

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St. Patrick's Day 2013: Green-garbed pets and people at Celtic Swell

March 17, 2013 at 4:41 pm | In Holidays, Pets, West Seattle news | 3 Comments

(Photos by Nick Adams for WSB)
A brand-new West Seattle St. Patrick?s Day event debuted this weekend ? the first-ever pets/people costume contest at The Celtic Swell on Alki. WSB contributing photojournalist Nick Adams was there to catch some of the contenders on camera. Above, that?s Zoey; next, the Lynns and their boxer:

Pub owners Gareth and Joleen Hughes? Siberian Huskies Finnegan, left, and Foley were of course on hand and wearing some green:

Eleven more scenes of green, after the jump:

Murphy the Great Dane was greeted by Clara Hills (center):

On the other end of the size spectrum, here?s Lulu the Chihuahua, who won ?Leprechaun Lookalike?:

Mini-Longhaired Dachshund Charlotte waited patiently in her ride:

Let?s not ignore the humans: Sean Shane-Kumler, below right, with wife Kathryn and their dog Knoah, won ?Not Dog Not Dog?:

Midway through the contest, at 3 pm Saturday, there was a toast to the official start of St. Patrick?s Day in Ireland (nine hours ahead of Seattle):

Then back to the pets-and-people photobooth, with Annie Allison of Studio A. That?s Mo Simon below with Shasta, left, and Walter, right:

Ready for a closeup, anyone? Ollie the French Bulldog was:

Group shot! From left, Clara Hills, Esther Hills, and Emily Knighton, posing with Lucy the Corgi:

Meantime, Watson waited quite patiently:

As did Francis the St. Bernard:

Another human of note, though not a competitor ? a familiar face from The Junction at the microphone ? Lora Swift from Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor):

The Celtic Swell?s St. Patrick?s Day festivities continue on into tonight ? listed here on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar.

Source: http://westseattleblog.com/2013/03/st-patricks-day-2013-green-garbed-pets-and-people-at-celtic-swell

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