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Firefighters Battle Intense Multi-Alarm Blaze At Oasis In Carrollton

3 years 8 months ago
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton Fire Protection District firefighters and other departments battled an intense fire at the Oasis in Carrollton late Monday night and remained at the scene Tuesday morning extinguishing hot spots. Carrollton Fire Protection District Chief Tim Thaxton described the situation as “a total loss” for the Oasis bar and grill. The nearby motel remained intact thanks to the efforts of the firefighters. Chief Thaxton said the call came in around 11:30 p.m. on Monday. Chief Thaxton said the cause of the fire was not yet determined and that they were still investigating. Multiple neighboring departments responded to assist from Jerseyville, White Hall, Greenfield, and Roodhouse on standby. Thaxton thanked all the other departments and his firefighters for their efforts in the difficult situation.

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Woman rescued from burning building in Marine Villa

3 years 8 months ago
UPDATE: Fire officials shared there was a woman in her 40's-50's trapped inside. She has been taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Her injuries were not reported as life-threatening. According to fire officials, there were several people trapped in the house, but they were able to escape before the firefighters [...]
Monica Ryan

Rescue crash closes lanes in Bellefontaine Neighbors

3 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A rescue crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Bellefontaine Neighbors neighborhood. There were lanes closed at the intersection of Jennings Station at Bellefontaine. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter flew over the scene there. It is unknown at this time if anyone involved in the crash was injured. [...]
Molly Rose

National gas price average reaching historic high

3 years 8 months ago
$3 and $4 prices at the pump, that's a cost we all can relate to. "Kind of ridiculous right now," Tyler Morris said. "Get back that, even just that $2 range would be great right now," Danielle Mcnulty said. AAA Spokesperson Nick Chabarria hates to be the bearer of bad news, but he's tracking prices across the country, and it's only going up from here. "The U.S. gas price average at $4.06 is just five cents away from the all-time high of $4.11 set back in July of 2008," Chabarria said. Chabarria…
Pepper Baker, KSDK